[Verse 1]
Got the blues from my baby
Left me by the San Francisco Bay
This big ocean liner took her so far away
Didn't mean to treat her so bad
She was the best girl I ever have had
She said good-bye, and she made me cry
I'm going to lay right down and die
Well, I haven't got a nickel and I haven't got a lousy dime
If she doesn't come back, I think I'm going to lose my mind

[Chorus]
If she ever comes back to stay
Well, that will be another brand new day
Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay

[Verse 2]
Sitting in my back door
Wondering which way to go
That woman I'm so crazy about
She doesn't love me no more
Lord, I think I'll grab a freight train
Because I'm feeling blue
Ride all the way to the end of the line
Thinking only about you
[Bridge]
Well, meanwhile in another city
Just about to go insane
Thought I heard my baby
The way she used called my name

[Chorus]