My baby left her jinglin' John for foldin' Fred

Well, my baby left her jinglin' John for foldin' Fred

True love never backed up one word that she said

That proved to me that a black bear is green when it's red

My baby left her jinglin' John for foldin' Fred.

My baby told me, Honey, you're poor but I love you

And you could make me happy just livin' in a little old shack

You seemed real happy with my jinglin' John's pocket money

Till the grapevine told her that foldin' Fred was back.

Well, my baby left her jinglin' John for foldin' Fred

True love never backed up one word that she said

That proved to me that a black bear is green when it's red

My baby left her jinglin' John for folddin' Fred

Now her love was sweeter than a great big watermelon

And love was fifty-fifty right done the middle of the line

I'd a-been better off if I'd never of tasted her lovin'

She took the heart from a melon and left me nothin' but the rhine.

Well, my baby left her jinglin' John for foldin' Fred

True love never backed up one word that she said

That proved to me that a black bear is green when it's red

My baby left her jinglin' John for folddin' Fred.

Well, my baby left her jinglin' John for foldin' Fred...