That Crawlin' Baby Blues

Heard a baby crying

What do his mama mean?

Heard a baby crying

What do his mama mean?

He's crying about his sweet milk

And she won't feed his Jersey cream

He crawled from the fireplace

And stopped in the middle of the floor

Well, he crawled from the fireplace

Stopped in the middle of the floor

Said mama, ain't that your second daddy

Standing back there in the door

Well, she grabbed my baby and spanked him

I tried to make her leave him alone

She grabbed my baby and spanked him

I tried to make her leave him alone

I tried my best to stop her

And she said, the baby ain't none of mine

The woman rocks the cradle

And I declare she rules the home

Woman rocks the cradle

I declare she rules the home

Married man rocks some other man's baby

And the fool thinks he's rocking his own

Well, out late last night

When I learnt that crawlin' baby blues

I said, well, late last night

When I learnt that crawlin' baby blues

My woman threw my clothes outdoors

Now I got the crawling baby blues