Little Red Hen

Well, li'l red hen said to lil'l red rooster You don't come round here much as you used to Now, hone,y you long gone Baby, you long gone, oh, you long gone Just like a turkey through the corn Ole grey mule said to the ole grey hen Honey, now tell me where that rooster of yours have been She said, he long gone, say, he long gone, oh, he long gone Baby, like a turkey through the corn Oh, that sweet gray goat say to that ole fat mule You know people 'round here been talkin', tellin' me that you a fool But they long gone, yes, they long gone, oh, they long gone Honey, like a turkey through the corn I been up North and I been down South an' I been to the Cas I like the West and South the best An I'll be long gone, yes, I'm long gone, I'm long gone Honey, like a turkey through the corn Tell me, baby, what's on your mind I can see by your eyes that you ain't been cryin' An' I been long gone, I been long gone, I been long gone Honey, like a turkey through the corn How you know the men don't like me cause I speak my mind And the women crazy 'bout me cause I take my time An I'm long gone, honey, I'm long gone, I'm long gone Baby, just like a turkey through the corn Well, li'l red hen said to lil'l red rooster You don't come round here much as you used to Now, hone,y you long gone Baby, you long gone, oh, you long gone Just like a turkey through the corn Well, you can take my potatoes up out that ground Can put 'em in my oven, turn your damper down Mama, now you know I'm long gone, honey, I'm long gone I'm long gone, baby, like a turkey through the corn