| A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |

          A                                          | A |
There’s a kinda light shinin’ down through the trees
               D                                      A     | A |
Yeah there’s a bright moonlight shinin’ down thru the trees
      Bm             D                      A  | A |
And I know my baby’s comin’ down to be with me
          A                                 | A |
She got a basket on her arm — my love inside
          D                                  A   | A |
She got a basket on her arm, baby, my love inside
             Bm                  D                     A   
Now when she opens up the basket things are gonna be alright
 A           
(Hear my baby callin’)
A                                | A           | 
My my my my my my baby goodnight  (Well, well) 
D                          A     | A           |
My my my my my my baby goodnight  (Yeah, yeah)
Bm  D            A     | A | 
Ohh-hhh baby goodnight

| G D | A | G D | A | G D | A | G D | E | E | A | A | A | A |

                 A                                          
Mmm, I hear that bird a-callin’ singin’ like a whippoorwill
 A
(Well, well, well)
            D                                     A   
I hear that bird a-callin’ singin’ like a whippoorwill   
 A
(Yeah, yeah)
           Bm                          D                   A 
And when I hear that bird a-callin’ it give my baby such a thrill
       A
(And I think I’ll call my baby)
A                                | A                 | 
My my my my my my baby goodnight  (Well, well, well)
D                          A     | A     |
My my my my my my baby goodnight  (Yeah)

Bm  D            A    |       A                          | 
Ohh-hhh baby goodnight (And I don’t believe you heard me)
A                                                 | A |
My my talkin’ about, talkin’ about, baby, my life
D                                   A    | A           |
My my my my talkin’ about, baby, my life  (Ah, my life)
Bm  D            A     |         A                       | 
Ohh-hhh baby goodnight  (And I’m talkin’ to the preacher)

| A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A  |