(Jack Clement)

The world goes around
And the young men get old
The people next door
Are all down with the cold.

The stars are in the heaven
That's where they belong
They don't shine in my world
Since baby is gone.

If I were a writer
I'd write me a song
And all I could say
Is my baby is gone.

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They had a farsail
Downtown yesterday
They say that Newport House
Will be finished right away.

The weatherman says sunshine
But I know he's wrong
But I don't really care
'Cause baby is gone.

If I were a traveler
I'd go to Hong Kong
And try to forget
That my baby is gone.

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The sheep're in the meadow
The cows're in the corn
And I'm here a wishing
I'd never been born.

The newspaper said 'bout
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?...