Early one morning, the blues came falling down Early one mornin', the blues came falling down All locked up in jail, and prison bound All last night I sat in my cell alone All last night, whooo, I sat in my cell alone Thinking of my baby and my happy home Baby, you will never see my smiling face again Baby, you will never see my smiling face again But always remember, your daddy has been your friend Sometimes I wonder, why don't you write to me? Sometimes I wonder, why don't you write to me? If I have been a bad fellow, I did not intend to be When I had my trial, baby, you could not be found When I had my trial, baby, whooo, you could not be found So it's too late now, mistreating mama, I'm prison bound