I got a call from my baby, said she fed up with me Said she's found another lover, in another city Said she's doing fine in New Orleans Now she got me pacing, huh, wondering where'd I go wrong Got me going in circles like the merry-go-round Gonna take the west train to Louisiana in the morning Sweet little girl from the ninth ward in New Orleans The way she dancing, you could see her from Tennessee Up under that red dress, are legs long as the bayou trees She got a golden smile, I know she's the one for me in the room She's a-twistin' and a-groovin', shakin' and a-movin' She don't know what she doin' to me, I Love the way that you dance, and honey, I've got a question Baby, would you be my queen All right now Her name was Eartha, was her name I could never forget Just like the way she dipped on the bronze-tiled floor Honey was movin' with ease, each and every step So good that baby had my eyes at her glow No shiny jewelry, still the brightest thing illuminatin' the room That girl is twistin' and a-groovin', shakin' and a-movin' She don't know what she doin' to me, I Love the way that you dance, and honey, I've got a question Baby, would you be my queen Oh, oh, baby Oh, oh, baby Oh, oh, baby Oh that baby got a golden smile I know she's the one for me in that room That girl is a-twistin' and a-groovin', shakin' and a-movin' She don't know what she doin' to me, I Love the way that you dance, and honey, I've got a question Baby, would you be my queen Oh, oh, baby Oh, oh, baby Oh, oh, baby Mm, that baby got a golden smile I know she's the one for me in that room