16 Days by The 40 Acre Mule Lyrics

[Verse 1]
They gave me 16 days in the county jail
'Cause I was up to no good and raisin' hell
Jailer, Jailer, don't you understand?!
My woman done left me, I'm a broken man

[Chorus]
My baby's long gone
I just can't do right since my baby done me wrong

[Verse 2]
Rode a Greyhound bus for 600 miles
Back to Dallas, Texas just to see her smile
Opened the door and when I walked in
I found a note that said she'd left me for my good-timin' friend

[Chorus]
My baby's long gone
I just can't do right since my baby done me wrong

[Verse 3]
Jailer said, "Son, won't you listen to me
I'm about as sorry as I can be
But 'cause your woman done gone, that don't make it alright
To go raisin' hell in the middle of the night
[Chorus]
My baby's long gone
I just can't do right since my baby done me wrong

[Outro]
My baby's long gone
My baby's long gone
My baby's long gone
My baby's long gone
My baby's long gone
My baby's long gone