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