I sold the farm to take my woman where she longed to be

We left our kin and all our friends back there in Tennessee

Bought those one way tickets she had often begged me for

And they took us to the streets of Baltimore

Her heart was filled with laughter when she saw those city lights

And she said, "The prettiest place on earth is Baltimore at night"

Well, a man feels proud to give his woman what she's longing for

And I kind of liked the streets of Baltimore

Got myself a factory job, I ran an old machine

Bought a little cottage in a neighborhood serene

Every night when I came home with every muscle sore

She would drag me through the streets of Baltimore

Well, I did my best to bring her back to what she used to be

But I soon learned she loved those bright lights more than she loved me

Now I'm a goin' back on that same train that brought me here before

While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore

Yeah, now my baby walks the streets of Baltimore