Hey pretty mama I'm as blue as the skies above
Hey pretty mama you're the only woman I love
And your daddy's got them "love you but I just can't have you" blues
Honey ease my mind

You told me if I called you on the phone tonight you'd be in
What makes you tell me them lies when you know it's a doggone sin
I guess I'll have to settle for them "love you, can't have you" blues
You just wasn't there that's all

Break (guitar)

You may be havin' your fun you may be out on the run that's fine
But a love like yours baby someday is bound to go blind
So come home because your daddy's got them "love you can't have you blues"
You better change your mind

Break (fiddle)

I've reached my verdict that you women are all the same
You run away and leave me then you say I've got myself to blame
So come on back daddy's got them "love you can't have you blues"
I'll never change my mind

Break (guitar)
If I look at the wall that old wall looks back at me
Everywhere that I look it's the same old color to me (blue!)
So hurry home daddy's got them "love you can't have you" blues