These lyrics copied from the original liner notes by Kenneth S. Goldstein found at Alexander Street Press [PDF] and tweaked a bit by me to reflect Van Ronk's diction.


MY BABY'S SO SWEET
As sung by Dave Van Ronk on "Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues and a Spiritual" (Folkways FS 3818, 1959), which was reissued as "Black Mountain Blues" (Folkways FTS 31020)]

Hey, mama, hey, girl,
Well, don't you hear me callin' you?
So sweet, so sweet, my sugar's so sweet.

Well, I love my baby, down to her bone,
Yes, I hate to see my little sugar go home.
So sweet, so sweet, my sugar's so sweet.

If my baby she done gone home,
Well, I thought I was doin' her right, must 'a' been treatin' her wrong.
So sweet, so sweet, my sugar's so sweet.

If you see my baby, don't get so smart.
Well, I'll cut out your liver and I'll eat your heart.
So sweet, so sweet, my sugar's so sweet.

Yes, mama, yes, girl,
Well, don't you hear me callin' you?
So sweet, so sweet, my sugar's so sweet.

Yes, mama, yes, girl
Well, don't you hear me callin' you?
So sweet, so sweet, my sugar's so sweet.

[The liner notes say Van Ronk learned this from the singing of Blind Boy Fuller. However, Fuller's version was called "Little Woman, You're So Sweet" and Van Ronk changed a few words.

[Similar versions are sung by:
Danny Kalb and Friends on "Moving in Blue" (2012)
Lauren Sheehan on "The Light Still Burns" (2013)
Nick Drake on "Family Tree" (2007) and "Digital Box Set" (2010).]