Dm C Dm C Baby don't go, pretty baby please don't go [Verse 1] C I never had another C I hardly knew my dad C I been in town for eighteen years C You're the only boy I've had [Chorus] Dm C I can't stay, baby I'll be back someday Dm C Baby don't go, pretty baby please don't go Dm C I love you so, pretty baby please don't go [Verse 2] C I never had no money C I bought at the second-hand store C The way this old town laughs at me C I just can't take it no more [Chorus] Dm I can't stay C I'm gonna be a lady someday Dm C Baby don't go, pretty baby please don't go Dm C I love you so, pretty baby please don't go [Verse 3] C When I get to the city C My tears will all be dry C My eyes will look so pretty C No one's gonna know I cried [Outro] Dm C Yes I'm going away, maybe I'll be back someday Dm C Baby don't go, maybe I'll be back someday Dm C Baby don't go, maybe I'll be back someday