If you see my baby when you go to town,
find out if she's staying around.
I miss her
from my caravan,
but she won't talk to me.
If you see my baby,
let me know because I wonder if she's pretty as she was.
I wish she
hadn't left me here
like she had the right to do.
If you see my banker when you socialize,
tell him how my heart has died.
The old homestead looks so all run down
since the bank took it away.
When you see my old friends wandering around,
don't tell them I'm broken down.
You can smile,
say that I'm real good,
and they won't know it's a lie.
If
you see my baby, tell her that I'm fine.
Tell her I quit drinking sometimes.
I took it so bad that she could not stay.
And there's no work left for me.
If you see my baby, apologize for me.
I treated her so carelessly.
I miss her
from my caravan.
I wish she'd return to me.