Well, here it is thanks to the Ozark Heritage Institute at the University of Central Arkansas. Hope it was worth the wait. I came into my office for a minute and found these words in my mail box.


THE BABY O

As I went down to Riggsville town
I met an old man and his name was Brown.
He said, "You can stay can in my shanty-o
But you'll have to sleep with the baby-o."
When I got there I was froze to death
And I didn't want to smell no baby's breath.
I took a big drink and I said, "By darn"
If you don't mind I'll sleep in the barn."

Chorus: The night was cold and the wind did blow,
And the smoke rolled out of the shanty-o.
I shivered and shook with a frostbit toe,
And I wished I'd a slept with the baby-o.

Morning came and I took me a look,
When I heard somebody say, "sook pide sook"
Standing on the frozen straw,
Was the prettiest girl in Arkansas.
I looked at her and she looked at me,
And I said, "Young lady, who could you be?"
She said my name is Mary Jo
But the old man calls me the baby-o

Chorus

She milked the cow and went to the shack
And had a big breakfast of razorback
I sat by the fire and thawed my toe,
But I couldn't keep from looking at the baby-o
I started to leave and she came to me
And said, "What could your title be?"
I held her hand and I told her right
The fool that slept in the barn last night.

Chorus