Down came a blackbird, set on a fence

Talkin' in reiddles makin' no sense

'Cause she's gone, your baby's gone



Down came a blackbird, perched on a pole

Took out a mirror and said, "Son, behold"

'Cause she's gone, your baby's gone



Gone like a dollar spent on a drink

Head hangin' over the kitchen sink

Gone like the wind through a cabin door

Never gonna blow that way no more



Gone like the song of a mockingbird

Laughing at every little thing he heard

Gone like a dream in a puff of smoke

She ain't comin' back and it ain't no joke

She's gone, your baby's gone



Down came a blackbird, set by the fire

Said, "The future's comin' at you like a freight train

And you're walkin' the wire"

'Cause she's gone, your baby's gone



Gone like a dollar spent on a drink

Head hangin' over the kitchen sink

Gone like a dream in a puff of smoke

She ain't comin' back and it ain't no joke

She's gone, your baby's gone



She says she doesn't want a man who hangs around the house

Whoe doesn't say a word unless he's shootin' off his mouth

There's got to be a better way to be a loving wife

If she stays here she'll end up his waitress for life



Down came a blackbird, set on a fence

Talkin' in riddles and makin'

Absolutely perfect sense

'Cause she's gone, your baby's gone



Gone like a dollar spent on a drink

Head hangin' over the kitchen sink

Gone like the wind through a cabin door

Never gonna blow that way no more



Gone like the song of a mockingbird

Laughing at every little thing he heard

Gone like a dream in a puff of smoke

She aint comin' back and it ain't no joke

She's gone, your baby's gone



Down came a blackbird

Down came a blackbird