there s a red house over yonder that s where my baby stays there s a red house over yonder baby that s where my baby stays well i ain t been home to see my baby in ninety nine and one half days bout time i see her wait a minute something s wrong here the key won t unlock the door wait a minute something s wrong baby lord have mercy this key won t unlock this door something s goin on here i have a bad bad feeling that my baby don t live here no more that s all right i still got my guitar look out now i might as well go on back down go back cross yonder over the hill i might as well go back over yonder way back over yonder cross the hill that s where i came from cause if my baby don t love me no more i know her sister will