Well, I sold the farm to take my woman
Where she longed to be
We left our kin and all our friends
Back there in Tennessee
Then I bought those one way tickets
She'd often begged me for
And they took us to the streets of Baltimore
Well, her heart was filled with gladness
When she saw those city lights
She swore, the prettiest place on earth
Was Baltimore at night
Well, a man feels proud to give his woman
What she's longing for
And I kind of liked the streets of Baltimore
So I got myself a factory job, I ran an old machine
And I bought a little cottage in a neighborhood serene
And every night when I come home with every muscle sore
She'd drag me through the streets of Baltimore
Well, I did my best to bring her back
To where she used to be
But I soon learned she loved those bright lights
More than she loved me
So I'm a-goin' back on that same train
That brought me here before
While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore
While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore
