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 gonna lay right down and die.
    Well, I ain't got a nickel and I ain't got a lousy dime.
  If she don't come back I think I'm gonna lose my mind.
  If she ever comes back to stay,
  Well, that'll be another brand new day,
  Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay.
    Sittin' in my back door
  Wondering which way to go
  That woman I'm so crazy about
  She don'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.
    Well, meanwhile in another city
  Just about to go insane
  Thought I heard my baby
  The way she used called my name.
  If she ever comin' back to stay
  Well, that'll be another brand new day
  Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay
  (I really mean it!)
  Oh, walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay, whew!!