[Verse 1]
I got the blues when my baby left me down by the Frisco Bay;
An ocean liner came and took her away
I didn't mean to treat her bad, she was the best gal I ever had;
She said good-bye, made me cry
Made me want to lay down my head and die
[Chorus]
Well I ain't got a nickel, and I ain't got a lousy dime?
She don't come back, I think I'm gonna lose my mind
She ever comes back to stay, it's gonna be another brand new day
Walking with my baby by the San Francisco Bay
[Verse 2]
Well, I'm sitting here on the back porch
Don't know which way to go;
The gal that I'm so crazy about, she don't love me anymore
Think I'm going to take a freight train, cause I'm feeling blue
Going to ride it to the end of the line, thinking only of you
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Walking with my baby by the San Francisco Bay[x2]