Forty days and forty nights
Since my baby done left this town
Oh the sun shinin´ all day long
But the rain it just keeps on comin´ down
She´s my life I need her so
Why she left I just don´t know

Forty days and forty nights
Since I sat right down and cried
It keeps on rainin´ all the time
But the river is runnin´ dry
Lord help me it just ain´t right
I love that girl with all my might

Forty days and forty nights
Since my baby done broke my heart
I´ve been searchin´ for her everywhere
Just like a blind man in the dark
Love can make a poor man rich
Or break his heart, I don´t know which

Forty days and forty nights
Like a ship out on the stormy sea
I´ve been prayin´ for her every night
That she would come back home to me
Life is love and love is light
I hope she comes back home tonight