well i went to my baby on bended knees baby baby baby will you marry me she said sorry daddy but what can i say i found a new love just the other day chorus and you re barking up the wrong tree well you re barking up the wrong tree yes you re barking up the wrong tree that s what she said to me well i pleaded and begged nearly out of my mind i said baby baby baby girls are hard to find she said sorry daddy but try to understand i m goin with the cutest guy in the land chorus and you re barking up the wrong tree well you re barking up the wrong tree yes you re barking up the wrong tree that s what she said to me now my heart was broken and it felt so blue i said baby baby baby does it mean we re through she said sorry daddy but can t you take a hint my guy s got money more than the mint chorus and you re barking up the wrong tree well you re barking up the wrong tree yes you re barking up the wrong tree that s what she said to me now my friend told me the other day that my baby baby baby had gone away she took all his money and she left him flat and let me tell you people i m so glad that