It was a cold black night, the night that my baby left town It was the darkest day and the wind was howling through It was the darkest day and the wind came howling through It was the darkest day and my baby said we're through Come back baby, I never did you no wrong Come back baby, I never did you no wrong I've been sleeping in the ground ever since your love been gone It was a cold black night and the rain was falling down It was a cold black night and the rain was falling down It was a cold black night, the night my baby left town It was the darkest day and the wind came howling through It was the darkest day and the wind came howling through It was the darkest day and the day my baby said we're through It was a cold black night It was a cold black night It was a cold black night It was a cold black night It was a cold black night And the rain was falling down It was a cold black night And the rain was falling down It was a cold black night And the rain was falling down It was a cold black night And my baby left this town It was a cold black night It was a cold black night It was a cold black night It was a cold black night It was a cold black night And my baby left It was a cold black night