I took a job away from home
to make my income grow
Cause my baby wouldn't go with me,
I thought I'd take it slow
I waited for her mood to change,
I wrote till I got tired
Now I'm wondering what goes on
when the rooster leaves the yard
A rooster is the king,
on his yard he sets the pace
I go back and run mine,
but I'm afraid I've been replaced
My baby writes to me,
but her words are cold and hard
Now I'm wonderin' what goes on
when the rooster leaves the yard
I do my job, or should I say,
I do it halfway right
My mind is on my baby
and where she goes every night
She used to haunt me that,
on my roost when she got tired
Now I'm wondering what goes on
when the rooster leaves the yard
The rooster is the king,
on his yard he sets the pace
I go back and run mine,
but I'm afraid I've been replaced
My baby writes to me,
but her words are cold and hard
Now I'm wondering what goes on
when the rooster leaves the yard
Yes, I'm wondering what goes on
when the rooster leaves the yard you