I'm leavin' town today,
I'm gonna have my way;
You say my man is not my own,
Well, you can have him; just give
him a home.
Don't have to start a row,
Go on and take him now;
Go on, I say, take him to stay,
'Cause I've got a new papa now!
Now you can have that man,
If you say he comes to see you,
too;
Go on and take that man,
You will find out that his love
ain't true.
A man like him ain't worth a cent,
He just wants you to pay his room
rent,
Take it from me, I'm glad I'm free,
So you can have that man!
I will gladly give that bird to
you,
Got all my clothes packed, gonna
leave this shack,
Don't want nobody, Lord, to call
me back!
My daddy wants me, sweet papa wants
me,
For me to come there,
I'm going now,
I'm going to take the fastest train!
So you can have that man!
Now, you can have that man,
If you say he comes to see you,
too;
Go on, and take that man,
You will find out that his love
ain't true.
Lord, a man like that ain't worth
a cent,
Just wants you to pay his room
rent,
Take it from me, I'm glad I'm free,
So you can have that man!
I will gladly give that bird to
you,
Got all my clothes packed, gonna
leave this shack,
Don't want nobody, Lord, to call
me back!
My daddy wants me, sweet papa wants
me,
For me to come there,
I'm going now,
I'm going to catch the fastest
train!
So you can have that man!
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