Well I sold the farm to take my woman where she wants to be
We left our kin and all our friends back there in Tennessee
Then I bought those one way tickets she'd often begged me for
They took us to the streets of Baltimore

Well her heart was filled with gladness when she saw the city lights
She swore the prettiest place on earth was Baltimore at night
Well a man feels proud to give his woman what she's longing for
And I kinda like the streets of Baltimore

So I got myself a factory job, I ran an old machine
And I bought a little cottage in a neighborhood serene
And every night when I'd come home with every muscle sore
She'd drag me through the streets of Baltimore

Well I did my best to bring her back to where she used to be
But I soon learned she loved those bright lights more than she loved me
So I'm a going back on that same train that brought me here before
While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore
While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore