[Verse 1]
James I got your letter
It came to me today
You said I could have my baby back
But I don't want her that way
So you keep her, you keep her
Because man, she belongs to you

[Chorus]
She didn't make up her own mind
To come on home to me
So I found me someone else
And we're happy as can be
So you keep her, you keep her
Because now she belongs to you

[Verse 2]
But you can tell her I said hello James
And remember to always be your lady
'Cause you see when she was with me James
I taught her that a lady stays in a ladies place
And I was the one who taught her
Esther, didn't I teach her how to make up her face
I taught her how to pick the clothes
And the jewelry to wear
And I was the one who taught her
How to style her hair
My, my, my, she left me
After I taught her these things