I got the blues from my baby, let me by the San Francisco Bay
The ocean liner gone so far away
Didn't mean to treat her so bad, she was the best girl I ever have had
She said goodbye, that could make me cry, I want to lay down and die
I ain't got a nickel and I ain't got a lousy dime
She don't come back, thinking I'm gonna loose my mind
If she ever gets back to stay, it's gonna be another brand new day
Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay
Sitting down looking from my back door, wondering which way to go
The woman I'm so crazy about, she don't love me no more
Think I'll catch me a freight train, 'cause I'm feeling blue
And ride all the way to the end of the line, thinking only of you
Meanwhile in another city, just about to go insane
Thought I heard my baby, Lord, the way she used to call my name
If I ever get back to stay, it's going to be another brand new day
Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay
Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay