Heard a baby cryin', crawlin' up to his mama's knee Heard a baby cryin', up to his mama's knee He's cryin' 'bout his sweet milk and she won't feed his Jersey cream Crawl from the fireplace and he stopped in the middle of the floor Well, he crawled from the fireplace and stopped in the middle of the floor Said "Mama, ain't that your second daddy standin' back there in the door?" Well, she grabbed my baby and spanked him, I tried to make her leave him alone She just grabbed my baby and spanked him, I tried to make her leave him alone I tried my best to stop her and she said this baby ain't none of mine Some woman rocks the cradle, and I declare she rules her home Woman rocks the cradle, and I declare she rules her home Many a man rocks some other man's baby and the fool thinks he's rockin' his own Went out late last night when I learnt the crawlin' baby's news I say, it was late last night when I learnt the crawlin' baby news My woman threw my clothes outdoors, now I got the crawlin' baby blues