Well, it's early in the morning, morning
When I rise a-well-a
It's early in the morning, morning
When you come a-home to mama
‘til you come a-home to mama
I keep the fires burning well-a
I keep the porch light on a papa
‘til you come a-home to mama
It takes a big foot man, well-a
To a-come a-home a-sugar
Well it's early in the morning, baby
When I rise a-well-a
It's early in the morning, morning
When you come a-home a-sugar
With a dollar in your pocket well-a
You keep a-coming a-home for sugar
With a quarter in your pocket a-papa
You a-come a-home to mama
It takes a big foot man, well-a
To a-come a-home a-sugar
And it's a Lordy misery, burden
You tell a dirty lie a-sugar
With the eagle on a dollar and a quarter
You gonna rise and fly well-a
You gonna rise and fly, sugar
You gonna rise and fly, well-a
With the eagle on the dollar a quarter
You gonna rise and fly fell-a
It takes a big foot man, well-a
To a-come a-home a-sugar
It takes a big foot man, well-a
To come a-home, a-mama