My baby please don't go 
My baby please don't go 
My baby please don't go back to New Orleans, 
honey, I love you so 
Oh, don't you call my name 
Oh, don't you call my name 
Oh, don't you call my name you got me way down here, 
wearin' the balls and chains 
Baby, please don't go 
My baby please don't go 
My baby please don't go 
My baby please don't go back to New Orleans, 
old Sonny love you so 
Yes, your man done gone 
You know your man done gone 
You know your man done gone to the kindy home, 
he got the shackles on, he got the shackles on 
Oh, baby please don't go 
Oh, baby please don't go 
Oh, baby please don't go back to New Orleans, 
old Sonny love you so 
I turn your lamp down low 
I turn your lamp down low 
I turn your lamp down low 
Baby please don't go back to New Orleans, 
honey, I love you so 
Oh, don't you call my name 
Don't you call my name 
Don't you call my name you got me way down here, 
wearin' the balls and chains 
Baby please don't go 
Oh, baby please don't go 
Oh, baby please don't go 
Oh, baby please don't go back to New Orleans, 
honey, I love you so 
Baby please don't go you know I love you so