Black girl, black, girl, don't you lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night?
In the pines, in the pines where the sun never shines
And I shivered the whole night through
My father he was a railroad man
About a mile and a half from here
His head was found near the driver's wheel
His body has never been found
He caused me to weep, he caused me to moan
He caused me to leave my home
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines
Where I shiver the whole night through
The longest train I ever saw
Was a hundred coaches long
And the only one I ever loved
Is on that train and gone
Black girl, black girl, don't lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night?
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines
And I shivered the whole night through