i m wild about my daddy i want him all the time wild about my daddy i want him all the time but i don t want you daddy if i can t call you mine got the farewell blues babe and my trunk is packed got the farewell blues babe and my trunk is packed but i don t want you daddy i ain t comin back oh fare you well daddy hon it s your turn now fare you well daddy hon it s your turn now after all i ve done you mistreated me anyhow going through the woods dear i m feelin sad and blue going through the woods babe feelin sad and blue lord up jumped a rabbit said mama i ve got em too snake starts to singin oh how his voice could ring snake starts to singin oh how his voice could ring he says i m no yellow jacket but lord how i can sting since my man left me the others can t be found since my man left me others can t be found but before he left me the other men was hangin around so fare you well daddy someday you ll hear bad news so farewell daddy someday you ll hear bad news when you look for your mama she s gone with the farewell blues