My baby's gone and I 'll soon be gone myself My baby's gone and I 'll soon be gone myself That the reason why I ain't got nobody else If the good gal quit you and you ain't done nothin' wrong If the good gal quit you and you ain't done nothin' wrong Don't take it so hard 'cause your life won't last you long I'm gonna act like a rambler ain't gonna never stay at home Act like a rambler ain't gonna never stay at home I'm gonna catch me a freight train I'm going back to Baltimore My baby gone and I'm almost in my grave My baby gone and I'm almost in my grave Gonna leave Georgia 'cause I'm tired being you women's slave