i had the blues, but along came a girl
now i got the happies, the best in the world
she makes me grin, and she makes me smile
just between you an' me, 
i hope she stays a while

well i make her happy, she makes me the same
i always want her by, but who could blame
when my girl's around i can do no wrong
she helps me out when i'm in need
i needed a hand, she heard me plead
oh what am i gonna do when my baby's gone

my baby just ain't rooted down, a girl like her can't be
she tells me she gon' take a trip, and live across the sea
it won't be for a quite a while, but i don't like that tune
l real long time 
quickly fades into soon

well i make her happy, she makes me the same
i always want her by, but who could blame
when my girl's around i can do no wrong
she helps me out when i'm in need
i needed a hand, she heard me plead
oh what am i gonna do when my baby's gone

now i gotta be happy all i can
won't be the same when she's in a different land
now i may be gloomy when i'm livin' here alone
but at least i know that to me my baby's comin' home

well i make her happy, she makes me the same
i always want her by, but who could blame
when my girl's around i can do no wrong
she helps me out when i'm in need
i needed a hand, she heard me plead
oh what am i gonna do when my baby's gone