When my baby moved out and the blues moved in   There wasn't nothin' I could do   But mosey around with my head in my hands   Lord what am I comin' to   I just keep Moanin'   Moa-oanin' the blues      I wrote a nice, long letter   Sayin' mama please come home   Your dad-ad-dy is lon-one-some   And all I do is moan   I been lovin' that gal for so doggone long   I can't afford to lose her now   I thought I was right but I must of been wrong   'Cause my head is startin' to bow   And now I'm Moanin'   Moa-oanin' The Blues      If you want a good gal to stay around   You gotta treat her nice and kind   If you do her wrong she'll leave this tonw   And you'll almost lose your mlind   Then you'll moanin'Moa-oanin' The Blues      Aw! baby, baby, baby   Honey baby, please come home   Your dad-ad-dy is lon-one-some and all I do is moan   I promise you baby that I'll be good   And I'll never be bad no more   I'm sittin' here waitin' for you right now   To walk through that front door   Then I'll stop moanin'Moa-oanin' The Blues