It was early in the morning, oh,
when the cuckoo crow fluttered
It was early in the morning
When the cuckoo crowed for day
You know I got up and looked
out the window
And I seen my little sweet
thing walk away
I was beggin', baby,
please don't leave me
Oh, little girl, don't make me cry
I was beggin', baby,
please don't leave me
Oh, sweet thing,
please don't make me cry
Hey, she looked back over her
shoulder and she told me,
My man, I don't care if you die
You know it's so hard when
your woman leave you
And the little girl leave you on her own
It's so hard when the little girl leaves
Oh yes, and she'll leave you on her own
You go home feelin' very happy
And you don't find nothin'
but just a empty
room
Yeah, you see, dialed my telephone I
got my mother -in -law on the line
I dialed my telephone,
I got my mother -in -law on the line
I told her that baby was gone,
she said uh -huh
But little boy, you know that ain't no
fault of mine
I got a letter early this mornin'
Yes, it came just about the break of day
I got a letter early this morning
Let me tell you it came
just about the break
of day
You see my little woman
told me don't worry
no more
She said look out baby
I'm on my way
Hello, hello, hello, baby
Let me tell you, baby,
you sure is a welcome home
Hello, hello, hello, little sweet thing
Let me tell you, you sure
is a welcome home
You can have a little imagination,
sweet thing
About how much I missed
you while you was