Words and music : Joe South.
Recording date : 17 octobre 1958.
Recording location : Capitol Tower, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
Name of group : The Blue Caps.
Musiciens : Johnny Meeks (lead guitar), Grady Owen (bass guitar), Clifton Simmons (piano), Clyde Pennington (drums), Jackie Kelso (tenor sax), Alexander Nelson (baritone sax).
First publishing : UK LP T 20453 (3/63).
Lyrics :
Well it's a blue blue midnight
And my baby she's gone gone gone gone gone
I hate the lonely hours
Since my baby been gone gone gone gone gone
Crying all alone
Since my baby been gone gone gone gone gone
I don't know why she left me, but I
Sure wish she wound come on back home
Well that was the first thing that hit me
When I walked through the door
That she was gone gone gone gone gone
My friend say she lelf me along about four
And she was gone gone gone gone gone
I hate the lonely hours, pacin' up the floor
Because she's gone gone gone gone gone
Sax break
Repeat the first