Now, here's my hand, baby Now, here's my hand, baby You can lead me where you wan-nu You can lead me where you wan' me to go Now, an if I don't make you happy You won't have to fool wit' me no mo' Now tell me, baby, mm Now tell me, baby, mm Baby, just what you want me to do Baby, what you want me to do? Now, do I have to be your little dog Just to try to get along with you? I wanna talk to my brother, T.W. I won't have no trouble I want him to take me to schoolroom I wanna see some a-them little school girls Now, an when I get-in back to Jackson I tell my mother, Nancy 'I been all around the world' I wanna see, Mr. Davis Wanna talk to Mr. Walter Davis I want him to do my a favor Make me 'quainted with some pretty little girl Now that, I want her to be real brown-skinned With her hair hangin' down in curls Now, you can tell it to the eagle You can tell it to the eagle Let him take it out in the Let him take it out in, the west We're goin' to top of Smokey Mountain That's where the eagle builds his nest Now, I'll see you, baby I'll see you, baby When you're down now, just like my world When you're down now, just like myself Now that, I'll meet you some lonesome day An you won't be in love wit' nobody else.