Black girl, black, girl, don't you lie to me Tell me where did you sleep last night? In the pines, in the pines where the sun never shines And I shivered the whole night through My father he was a railroad man About a mile and a half from here His head was found near the driver's wheel His body has never been found He caused me to weep, he caused me to moan He caused me to leave my home In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines Where I shiver the whole night through The longest train I ever saw Was a hundred coaches long And the only one I ever loved Is on that train and gone Black girl, black girl, don't lie to me Tell me where did you sleep last night? In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines And I shivered the whole night through