When my baby moved out
And the blues moved in
There wasn't nothing I could do
But mosey around
With my head in my hands
Lord what am I coming to
I just keep moaning
Moaning the blues
I wrote a nice, long letter
Saying mama please come home
Your daddy is lonesome
And all I do is moan
I been loving that gal
For so doggone long
I can't afford to lose her now
I thought I was right
But I must of been wrong
Cause my head is starting to bow
And now I'm moaning
Moaning the blues
If you want a good gal
To stay around
You gotta treat her nice and kind
If you do her wrong
She'll leave this town
And you'll almost lose your mind
Then you'll be moaning
Moaning the blues
Aw baby, baby, baby
Honey baby, please come home
Your daddy is lonesome
And all I do is moan
I promise you baby
That I'll be good
And I'll never be bad no more
I'm sitting here waiting
For you right now
To walk through that front door
Then I'll stop moaning
Moaning the blues