Ohh I was lyin' in the bed with fever And I was burnin' up inside My baby walked in my bedroom And I could hardly open my eyesShe said that she was goin' to the pawnshop Just across the track She started packin' some clothes in a hurry And then she said she would be right backBut I ain't seen hide 'nor hair of my baby since that day yeah Well I ain't seen hide 'nor hair of my baby since she went away I remember so well when she slammed the door But the girl didn't make it back no more I ain't seen hide 'nor hair of my baby since that dayWell I waited for twenty four hours and I was just about to starve to death It didn't look like she was comin' back so I had to look out for myself Well I called the police department to find out what they knew They said "No by heck but we will get her yet" Because they was lookin' for her tooBut I ain't seen hide 'nor hair of my baby since that day yeah Well I ain't seen hide 'nor hair of my baby since she went away Well I don't know what happened across the track But I know my baby didn't make it back I ain't seen hide 'nor hair of my baby since that dayWell I called my Dr. Foster and when the girl answered the phone I got a funny feeling the way she said 'Dr. Foster had gone' She said "He left with a lady patient about twenty four hours ago" I added two and two and here's what I got I got I'll never see that girl no moreWell I ain't seen hide 'nor hair of my baby since that day yeah But I ain't seen hide 'nor hair of my baby since she went away If Dr. Foster has got her then I know I'm through Because he's got medicine and money too I ain't seen hide 'nor hair of my baby since that day woh no