The world goes around and the young men get old The people next door are all down with a cold The stars are in the heavens, that's where they belong But they don't shine in my world since baby is gone If I were a writer I'd write me a song But all I could say is my baby is gone They had a firesale downtown yesterday They say the Newport house will be finished right away The weatherman said sunshine, but I know he's wrong But I don't really care 'cause baby is gone If I were a traveller I'd go to Hong Kong And try to forget that my baby is gone The sheep are in the meadow the cows are in the corn And I'm here a-wishin' I'd never been born The newspaper said that the world's goin' wrong Ain't worried 'bout the world 'cause baby is gone If I were a singer I'd sing me a song But who wants to sing when his baby is gone