Well, come-a little baby let's jump the broomstick
   Come on let's tie a knot
   Come-a little baby let's jump the broomstick
   Come on let's tie a knot
   Father don't like it, my brother don't like it
   My sister don't like it, my mother don't like it
   Come-a little baby let's jump the broomstick
   Come on let's tie a knot
  
   Goin' to Alabama back from Texarkana
   Goin' all round the world
   I'm goin' to Alabama back from Texarkana
   Goin' all round the world
   My father don't like it, my brother don't like it
   My sister don't like it, my mother don't like it
   Come-a little baby let's jump the broomstick
   Come on let's tie a knot
  
   Come-a little baby, don't-a mean-a maybe
   Let's settle down
   Come-a little baby, don't-a mean-a maybe
   Let's settle down
   My father don't like it, my brother don't like it
   My sister don't like it, my mother don't like it
   Come-a little baby let's jump the broomstick
   Come on let's tie a knot
  
   Well-a come-a little baby let's jump the broomstick
   Come on let's tie a knot
   Come-a little baby let's jump the broomstick
   Come on let's tie a knot
   My father don't like it, my brother don't like it
   My sister don't like it, my mother don't like it
   Come-a little baby let's jump the broomstick
   Come on let's tie a knot
  
   I'm goin' to Alabama back from Texarkana
   Goin' all round the world
   I'm goin' to Alabama back from Texarkana
   Goin' all round the world
   My father don't like it, my brother don't like it
   My sister don't like it, my mother don't like it
   Come-a little baby let's jump the broomstick
   Come on let's tie a knot