I didn't know my baby loved me so Until that letter come to let me know Now I pack my bags and then I'll go And catch the first train I see headin' south If I'd got this letter in Idaho Where snow's so deep it wouldn't let me go I'd went hog wild and melted all that snow And caught the first train I saw headin' south If I got this letter in Iowa Nothin' in this world could make me stay I'd grab my hat and then been on my way And caught the first train I saw headin' south I didn't know my baby loved me so Until that letter come to let me know Now I pack my bags and then I'll go And catch the first train I see headin' south I didn't know my baby loved me so Until that letter come to let me know Now I pack my bags and then I'll go And catch the first train I see headin' south If I'd got this letter in Ohio With a busted back, two arms and a broken toe There'd be no hesitation, I would go And catch the first train I saw headin' south But I got this letter up in Maine You can bet your bottom dollar, I feel the same Every clickety-clack of the driver's call her name As I ride this first train I caught headin' south I didn't know my baby loved me so Until that letter come to let me know Now I pack my bags and then I'll go And catch the first train I see headin' south