Forty days and forty nights Since my baby left this town The sun shinin' all day long But the rain keep comin' down She's my life, I need her soul Why she left I just don't know Forty days and forty nights Since I sat right down and cried Keep rainin' all the time But the river is runnin' dry Lord, help me it just ain't right I love that girl with all my might Forty days and forty nights Since my baby broke my heart Searchin' for her everywhere Like a blind man in the dark Love can make a poor man rich Or break his heart, I don't know which Forty days and forty nights Like a ship out on the sea Prayin' for her each night That she would come back home to me Life is love and love is light I hope she come back home tonight
