[Verse 1]
Some say that love's a gentle thing
But it only brought me pain
The only girl I ever loved
Is gone on the midnight train

[Chorus]
I never will marry
Never take me a wife
I expect to live single
All the days of my life

[Verse 2]
The train pulled out, and the whistle blew
With a low and a mournful groan
She's gone, she's gone like the winter wind
And left me here alone

[Chorus]
I nevеr will marry
Never take mе a wife
I expect to live single
All the days of my life

[Verse 3]
There is many a change in the winter wind
And a change in the cloud's design
There's many a change in a young girl's heart
But never a change in mine
[Chorus]
I never will marry
Never take me a wife
I expect to live single
All the days of my life