Verse 1
Water's deep, still and cold
Takes my breath, but not my load
Water's deep, still and cold
Drives my baby down in her soul

Verse 2
Children's cryin, and my heart sunk low
I don't have the means to feed my own
Children's cryin, as the sun sinks low
Sky cold gray shows the coming of the snow

Chorus
Come Back Baby, you've been gone,
Since that cock crowed on the harvest dawn
Come Back Baby, you've been gone
Ease my troubles, Oh baby please come home

Verse 3
Carts gone broke, and the plough don't pull
Dusty fields couldn't give much hope
Carts gone broke, and the plough don't pull
Some cheating rider is coming for my home

Verse 4
I hear she's gone to San Antone
Found a new man to call her own
Way down around old San Antone
Jump a southbound to bring my baby home