Well, I'll be doggone if I work all day And I'll be doggone if I wouldn't you my pay, baby But if I caught you running around my money all over this town Then I be doggone Hey, hey, I'd be long I wouldn't be doggone (wouldn't be doggone) I'd be long gone, mm-hmm (I'd be gone) Now, hey, hey, hey
I'll be if you ain't a pretty thing (baby) And I'll be doggone if you ain't as a breath of spring (baby) And if we to be a hundred years old If you let that spring turn cold Then I be doggone (wouldn't be doggone) Hey, hey, hey, I'd be long gone (I'd be gone) Oh, I be doggone (wouldn't be doggone)) Baby, I'd be gone (I'd be long gone) mm-hmm Now, did you me? Well, now, what I Oh, me
Well, every woman try to be whatever her man wants her to be And I don't want much, all I want from you is for you to be to me
I'll be if love ain't a man's best friend, oh baby (oh, baby) And be doggone if you ain't the loving end (baby) Though I know you make me feel like could If I ever found out that you're no Then I wouldn't be (wouldnt be, wouldn't be, wouldn't be doggone) I'd be long (I'd be long gone) Well, I wouldn't be (wouldn't be doggone) I'd be gone (I'd be long gone) I wouldn't be (wouldn't be doggone) catch me a train (I'd be long gone) No baby, I wouldn't be doggone, I'm gonna me a train