In The Pines

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
I shivered the whole night through

My father was a railroad man
Killed a mile and a half from town
His head was found 'neath the driver's wheel
His body has never been found

You cause me to weep, you cause me to moan
You cause me to leave my home

Black girl, black girl, where will you go?
I'll go where the cold winds moan

In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines
I shivered the whole night through

The longest train I ever saw
Was a hundred coaches long
And the only boy 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
I shivered the whole night through