well i ain't gonna marry 

neither settle down 

i'm gonna sit right here 

'til i tear this barrel house down 


ain't no use a weepin' and there ain't no need to cry 

because you got a home 

just as long as i got mine 


well i loves you baby 

and i'll tell the world i do 

i don't love nobody 

in this whole round world but you 


did you get that letter 

mailed in your backyard 

well it's sad what they said 

but your best old friend had to part