Well, I'd be doggone if I wouldn't work all day, baby
And I'd be doggone if I wouldn't bring you my pay, baby
But if I ever caught you running around
Blowing my money all over this town
Then I wouldn't be doggone, hey, hey
I'd be long gone
Then I wouldn't be doggone
I'd be long gone
I'd be doggone
Hey, hey, hey
I'd be doggone if you ain't a pretty thing, baby
And I'd be doggone if you ain't warm as a breath of spring, baby
And if we live to be a hundred years old
If you ever let that spring turn cold
Then I wouldn't be doggone, hey, hey
I'd be long gone
Oh, I wouldn't be doggone, baby
I'd be long gone
I'd be long gone
Now, did you hear me?
Well, now, what I say
Oh, believe me
Well, every woman should try to be
Whatever her man wants her to be
And I don't want much
All I want from you
Is for you to be true to me
I'd be doggone if love ain't a man's best friend, oh, baby
And I'd be doggone if you ain't the lovin' kind, baby
Though I know you make me feel like nobody could
If I ever found out that you're no good
Then I wouldn't be doggone
I'd be long gone
Well, I wouldn't be doggone
I'd be long gone
I wouldn't be doggone
Now, catch me a train