It's early in the mornin', 'bout the break of day My head on the pillow where my mama used to lay Soon this mornin', 'bout the break of day Gonna get my pretty baby and make my getaway I love my pretty baby, tell this world I do I hope some day she'll come to love me too Soon this mornin', 'bout the break of day Gonna get my pretty baby and make my getaway My mama told me when I was a lad "Barrelhouse people gonna be your ruin at last." Soon this mornin', 'bout the break of day Gonna get my pretty baby and make my getaway Soon in the mornin', 'bout the break of day Head on the pillow where my mama used to lay Soon this mornin', 'bout the break of day Gonna get my pretty baby and make my getaway Look-a-here, baby, tell me what you're tryin' to do Make me kill you, swear I don't want to Soon this mornin', 'bout the break of day Gonna get my pretty baby and make my getaway Now, it's me and my partner, there's two or three more Gon' follow you most any place you go Soon this mornin', 'bout the break of day Gonna get my pretty baby and make my getaway