Some say that love's a gentle thing But it only brought me pain 'Cause the only girl I ever did love Is gone on the midnight train I never will marry Never take me a wife I expect to stay single For the rest of my life The train pulled out, the whistle blew With a low and a lonesome sound She's gone, she's gone like the morning dew And left me here alone I never will marry Never take me a wife I expect to stay single For the rest of my life For the rest of my life For the rest of my life