Didn’t Leave Nobody But the Baby

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Go to sleep, you little baby (Go to sleep, you little baby) Go to sleep, you little baby (Go to sleep, you little baby) Your mama's gone away, and your daddy won't stay Don't leave nobody but the baby [Verse 2] Go to sleep, you little baby (Go to sleep, you little baby) Go to sleep, you little baby (Go to sleep, you little baby) Ev'rybody's gone in the cotton and the corn And leave nobody but the baby [Verse 3] You're a sweet little baby (You're a sweet little baby) You're a sweet little baby (You're a sweet little baby) There's honey in the rock and surely gonna stock Gonna bring a bottle to the baby [Verse 4] Don't you weep, pretty baby (Don't you weep, pretty baby) Don't you weep, pretty baby (Don't you weep, pretty baby) She's long gone with her red shoes on Gonna need another lovin' baby [Verse 5] Go to sleep, little baby (Go to sleep, little baby) Go to sleep, little baby (Go to sleep, little baby) You and me and the Lord makes three Don't need no other lovin' baby [Verse 6] Go to sleep, little baby (Go to sleep, little baby) Go to sleep, little baby (Go to sleep, little baby) Come lay your bones on the alabaster stone And be my ever-lovin' baby [Verse 1] Go to sleep, you little baby (Go to sleep, you little baby) Go to sleep, you little baby (Go to sleep, you little baby) Your mama's gone away, and your daddy won't stay Don't leave nobody but the baby [Verse 2] Go to sleep, you little baby (Go to sleep, you little baby) Go to sleep, you little baby (Go to sleep, you little baby) Ev'rybody's gone in the cotton and the corn And leave nobody but the baby [Verse 3] You're a sweet little baby (You're a sweet little baby) You're a sweet little baby (You're a sweet little baby) There's honey in the rock and surely gonna stock Gonna bring a bottle to the baby [Verse 4] Don't you weep, pretty baby (Don't you weep, pretty baby) Don't you weep, pretty baby (Don't you weep, pretty baby) She's long gone with her red shoes on Gonna need another lovin' baby [Verse 5] Go to sleep, pretty baby (Go to sleep, pretty baby) Go to sleep, pretty baby (Go to sleep, pretty baby) You and me and the Lord makes three Don't need no other lovin' baby [Verse 6] Go to sleep, little baby (Go to sleep, little baby) Go to sleep, little baby (Go to sleep, little baby) Come lay your bones on the alabaster stone And be my ever-lovin' baby