Who's gonna soothe you when I'm gone
Who's gonna soothe you when I'm gone
Who will kindle the fire, wrap your sackcloth tight

Oh boy, oh boy you sure is a lusty one
Oh boy, oh boy you sure is your daddy's son

Well you've got a pair of lungs for such a tiny one
Sound of your voice wakes the morning sun
And I tell you boy I ain't gonna run
Ain't no big man boss gonna take my son

Oh boy oh boy sure is a lusty one
Oh boy oh boy sure is your daddy's son
Now I hear about that underground rail
They travel in the night and they ain't fail

I'll take you to a land
Where you can lift your head
If they make my child a slave
It's because your daddy's dead
Oh boy oh boy oh boy