Well the baby crying
                                on up to his mama's knee
Well the baby crying
                                up to his mania's knee
He's crying about his sweet milk
                                                and she won't feed him just that cream

Crawled from the fireplace
                                            and he stopped in the middle of the floor
Well he crawl from the fireplace
                                                    and stops 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
I cried 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

Some woman rocks the cradle and
                                                  I declare she rules her home
Woman rocks the cradle
                                    and I declare she rules her home
Many man rocks some other man's baby and the fool thinks he's rocking his own

Went out late last night
                                    when I learned the crawling baby blues
I said it was late last night
                                        when I learned the crawling baby blues
My woman threw my clothes out doors
                                                            and now I got those crawling baby blues