I got the blues from my baby down by the San Francisco Bay An ocean liner took him so far away Well, I didn't mean to treat him so bad You know he was the best friend that I've ever had You know when he said goodbye Likely to make me cry And I've got to lay down and die Oh, and I ain't got a nickle and I ain't got a lousy dime And if he don't come back I guess I'm gonna lose my mind I guess I've got to lose my mind And if he ever comes back to stay It's got to be another brand new day When I go walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay Meanwhile somewhere, in some other city Oh boy, I'm just about to go out of my brain And you know why? Because I thought I heard my baby call me The way he used to call my name And if he ever comes back to stay It's got to be another brand new day When I go walking with my baby Talkin' to my baby Singin' to my baby Oh, and a-clingin' to my baby, yeah, yeah When I go walkin' with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay