Roy Brown — Letter From Home

[Verse 1] Well, I got a letter from baby way back home, yes I got a letter from baby way back home I read that letter but boy, there's something wrong Well, the letter read, 'Daddy, we've got a brand new son' Well, the letter read, 'Daddy, we've got a brand new son' I ain't seen my baby since 1951 [Verse 2] Well, I wonder, wonder, what can the matter be Yes, I wonder, wonder, what can the matter be I wonder, wonder, if the baby looks like me 'Cause I've been gone such a long, long time I've been gone such a long, long time I begin to wonder if that baby's mine [Verse 3] Well, all you men take a dog gon' fool's advice Well, all you men take a dog gon' fool's advice 'Cause a woman is wise and crooked as a loaded dice Oughta put him out in a sack and drown 'em [Outro] I've been gone two long years and she sends me a letter Saying I'm the father of a newborn child