Baby, please don't go Honey, please don't go Baby, please don't go back to New Orleans 'cause I love you so Turn your lamp down low Turn your lamp down low Honey, please don't go back to New Orleans 'cause I love you so Play me some blues, now Hmm, yeah You know you're mad that I'm gone Yes, you're mad that I'm gone You're mad I'm gone to the county farm, I got the shackles on Baby, please don't go Honey, please don't go Baby, please don't go back to New Orleans 'cause I love you so Yeah Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord Why don't you call my name? Why don't you call my name? They got me way down here wearing this ball and chain Why don't you call my name? Baby, please don't go Turn your lamp down low Honey, please don't go back to New Orleans 'cause I love you so Play me a little more blues, now Uh