You make me cry baby, cry baby, cry baby
 Lord, I can't help but love you 'til the day that I die
 So tell me, why baby, why baby, why baby why

 Well I got a crow I wanna pick with you
 Just like last time when the feathers flew
 You're runnin' wild kickin' up your heels
 A-leavin' me home with a hand full of bills
 Lord, I can't live without you and you know it's true
 But there's no livin' with you so what'll I do
 I'm goin' honky tonkin', get as tight as I can
 And maybe by then you'll 'preciate a good man

 Tell me why baby, why baby, why baby why
 You make me cry baby, cry baby, cry baby cry
 No, I can't help but love you 'til the day that I die
 So tell me why baby, why baby, why baby why

 Well, now I don't know, but I've heard say
 That ever' little dog is a-gonna have his day
 You'd better pay attention, don't you dare forget
 'Cause I'm just a little bitty puppy yet
 Well, I caught you honky tonkin' with my best friend
 The thing to do was leave you, but I should'a left then
 Now I'm too old to leave you, but I still get sore
 When you come home a-feelin' for the knob on the door

 Tell me why baby, why baby, why baby why
 You make me cry baby, cry baby, cry baby
 Lord, I can't help but love you 'til the day that I die
 So tell me, why baby, why baby, why baby why

 Tell me, why baby, why baby, why baby why