| Goin' back to the red clay country, | 
| Well, I’m goin' back to the red clay country, | 
| Goin' back to the red clay country, | 
| That’s-a my home, little baby, | 
| That’s-a my home. | 
| «Well, hello, cap’n, come to the window.» | 
| I said, «Hello, cap’n, come to the window, | 
| Well, hello, cap’n, come to the window. | 
| Bow your head, little baby, | 
| Bow your head.» | 
| «This ol' hammer little too heavy.» | 
| I said, «This ol' hammer little too heavy, | 
| This ol' hammer little too heavy. | 
| Take it from my side, little baby, | 
| Take it from my side.» | 
| «This ol' hammer ring like silver.» | 
| I said, «This ol' hammer ring like silver, | 
| This ol' hammer ring like silver. | 
| Shine like gold, little baby, | 
| Shile like gold.» | 
| Take my little hammer and I throwed it in the river, | 
| Well, I take my little hammer and throwed it in the river, | 
| Take my ol' hammer and I throwed it in the river, | 
| Ring right on, little baby, | 
| Ring right on. | 
| Goin' back to the red clay country, | 
| Well, I’m goin' back to the red clay country, | 
| Goin' back to the red clay country, | 
| That’s-a my home, little baby, | 
| That’s-a my home. |