| Hello stranger, now | 
| You sho' do remind me of Mattie Mae, now | 
| Hello stranger, now | 
| You sho' do remind me of Mattie Mae, now | 
| Lord, an I’m just thinkin' about how you quit me | 
| Mama, an the day you walked away, now | 
| Mattie Mae, have got’n two dimple in her jaw | 
| She have got long black curly hair, m-now | 
| Mattie Mae, have got two dimple in her jaw, now | 
| She have got long black curly hair, now | 
| Lord, she’s kind-a lean in the waist | 
| John, an her complexion looks awful fair, now | 
| Lord, I was standin' around her congregation of people | 
| Here’s the first word I had to say, now | 
| Lord, I was standin' around her congregation of people, now | 
| Here’s the first word I had to say, now | 
| I thought a-hug you an kiss you | 
| A-because you sho' do remind me of Mattie Mae, Maes | 
| 'Play this 'un Brother John, you know how I be alone' | 
| 'Yeah, yeah, yeah' | 
| 'Come on, go back, you know down, I need sound' | 
| 'You don’t wanna bug out-a-here' | 
| Lord, if you want to be my little baby | 
| My baby, I’ll always let you have your way | 
| Now, if you wants to be Sonny Boy’s little baby, yeah | 
| My baby, I would always let you have yo way, now | 
| I give you my money an ev’rything | 
| Because you look exactly like, Mattie Mae, now |