Gonna Have You, Ain't Gonna Leave You Alone - Alberta Hunter

I used to have a daddy, to walk and talk with me

But now he’s changed his mind and turned me down

And if he had a reason, that he could explain to me

I would only leave this town

'Cause daddy, those things you heard were untrue

And you cannot leave your mama blue

I’m gonna have you, an' I ain’t gonna leave you alone

Why should you leave me, in this wide world to roam?

You know you got another sweetie to soothe your brow

But you can’t quit your sweet mama now

I’m wild about you, and I want you for my own

You found another sweetness, you drove me from your door

But we read what the good book says: «You reap just what you sow»

Now you used to call me mama, sugar-lump

But just as sure as that grass grows 'round the stump

I’m gonna have you, and I ain’t gonna leave you alone

I said I’m gonna have you, and I ain’t gonna leave you alone

Why should you leave me, in this wide world to roam?

You know you got another sweetie to soothe your brow

But you can’t quit your sweet mama now

I’m wild about you and I want you for my own

You found another woman, drove me from your door

But we read what the good book says: «You reap just what you sow»

Now you used to call me Mama, and sugar-lump

But just as sure as that grass grows 'round the stump

I’m gonna have you, and I don’t intend to leave you alone