I hate to see the evening sun go down That's the time my baby left this town I get the blues when the evening sun goes down She was the meanest gal for miles around Made me love her then she called me down I feel so sad when the evening sun goes down Now everybody's scorned me, with a frown Since my baby left me broke in town I sigh and cry when the evening sun goes down My friends are scarce and they can not be found 'Cause my gal she quit and left this town Oh, how I grieve when the evening sun goes down Straight for the madhouse I'm surely bound Thinkin' 'bout the gal who left this town How I despair when the evening sun goes down When shadows spread that dreary hue around From afar I hear a doleful sound My soul just weeps when the evening sun goes down