[Verse 1]
Well, I got a letter from baby way back home, yes
I got a letter from baby way back home
I read that letter but boy, there's something wrong
Well, the letter read, 'Daddy, we've got a brand new son'
Well, the letter read, 'Daddy, we've got a brand new son'
I ain't seen my baby since 1951

[Verse 2]
Well, I wonder, wonder, what can the matter be
Yes, I wonder, wonder, what can the matter be
I wonder, wonder, if the baby looks like me
'Cause I've been gone such a long, long time
I've been gone such a long, long time
I begin to wonder if that baby's mine

[Verse 3]
Well, all you men take a dog gon' fool's advice
Well, all you men take a dog gon' fool's advice
'Cause a woman is wise and crooked as a loaded dice
Oughta put him out in a sack and drown 'em

[Outro]
I've been gone two long years and she sends me a letter
Saying I'm the father of a newborn child