How long, baby how long? Must I keep my watch in pawn? How long, how long, baby how long I'm going to the pawn shop Put my watch in pawn I don't want it to tell me That you have been gone For so long, so long, baby so long I've had some tough luck lately I got myself in jail I sat and called you, baby To come and go my bail For how long, how long, baby how long I'm going down to Georgia And up to Tennessee Don't look me over baby That's the last you'll see of me For so long, so long, baby so long The last time I tried to love you You were so very cold I thought that I was standing Holding the North Pole For how long, how long, baby how long I can look and see the green grass Growing on that hill But I can't see the greenback On a dollar bill For so long, so long, baby so long I haven't any money For a ticket on the train But I would ride the rods baby To be with you again For long, how long, baby how long