Come on baby, sweet little Baby Doe You're the queen of the silver town, you're the diamond in my soul You traveled all across the country, you know you've got to find that gold Come on baby, sweet little Baby Doe Well you went out to the west land, searching for the Promised Land You fell in with a dealer, he stacked the deck and then away he ran But of you'd only be my baby, I'd be your sweet loving man I got sixty-four dollars and a brand new plan Me and ol' Frisco gonna climb up way over town Just a pick and a shovel, and we ain't coming down 'Til there's a hole in the mountain, see what we find I hope ya like silver - we've got a brand new mine Come on baby, sweet little Baby Doe You're the queen of the silver town, you're the diamond in my soul You traveled all across the country, you know you've got to find that gold Come on baby, sweet little Baby Doe Now she's struttin' down the main way, no more dodgin' down the alleyways Mr. Tabor he's a rich man, he's got his baby and a hot hand But the state of Colorado, don't believe what they can see Just cause you got some money, don't mean that you've received An invitation to the party or a hand at the governor's ball Better get back to the mountain, get back before the fall Come on baby, sweet little Baby Doe You're the queen of the silver town, you're the diamond in my soul You travelled all across the country, you know you've got to find that gold Come on baby, sweet little Baby Doe