Be my husband, man, I be your wife
Be my husband, man, I be your wife
Be my husband, man, I be your wife
Loving all of you the rest of your life yeah

If you promise me you'll be my man
If you promise me you'll be my man
If you promise me you'll be my man
I will love you the best I can, yeah

Stick the promise man you made me
Stick the promise man that you made me
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Stick the promise man you made me
That you stay away from Rosalie, yeah

Oh, daddy, love me good
Oh, daddy, now love me good
Oh, daddy, love me good
Oh, daddy, now love me good

If you want me to cook and sew
If you want me to cook and sew
If you want me to cook and sew, yeah
Outside of you there is no place to go

Please, don't treat me so doggone mean
Please, don't treat me so doggone mean
Please, don't treat me so now doggone mean yeah
You're the meanest man I ever see

Oh, daddy, now love me good
Oh, daddy, love me good yeah
Oh, daddy, love me good yeah
Oh, daddy, now love me good