You left me for another man, baby Tell me what did he do for you Yes, you ran away with another man, baby I want to know what did he do for you Because now all of your money's gone, baby And he ain't got no more, no more use for you
When I was your fool, baby Hey, I worked for you, both night and day Yes, I was your fool, baby Yes, I worked for you, both night and day Oh, you know I had to be a fool, baby Oh, to let you treat me this way
I got your letter this morning, baby And I read every word you had to say Yes, you know I got your letter early this morning, baby And I read every word you had to say Oh, but if you loved to me like the say you do, baby Then why in the world did you go away?
You never said you was doin' alright But then it read, "Please let me come back home" Yes, you never said you were doin' okay, baby But then it read, "Please let me come back home" So here is my answer to your letter baby I've been doing alright since you've been gone
So you love me or leave me, baby
Baby, either one you wanna do Oh, I said, "Love me, love me, love me or leave me Baby, either one you wanna do" Because you see strange things happening, baby And something good happened to you
If you know you don't want me Baby, why won't you let me be? Oh, if you know, if you know, if you know you don't want me Baby, why won't you let me be? Because you, it's better to live without you, baby Than to live on in misery
Oh, midnight find me cryin' Daylight catch me cryin' too Yes, I said, "Midnight, midnight, midnight find cryin' Daylight catch me cryin' too" You better straighten you mind, pretty baby 'Cause something could happened to you
Nobody loves me but my mother And she could be jivin' too Yes, nobody, nobody loves me but my mother And she could be jivin' too Now you know why I act so funny with you, baby When you do the things you do