Black cat, black cat's gone Gone for good, gone for long Don't believe that he left me alone And I hope he don't come home Looking back, the black (past) Trust him once, lost my map Trust again to save my bones And I never made it back Black cat, black cat's gone Gone for good, gone for long Don't believe I made it home And I hope he don't come home Never had anything Never lose and I never win Lost my only love, never get her back There's a black cat on my back Black cat, black cat's gone Gone for good, gone for long Don't believe that he left me alone And I hope he don't come home Beg for mercy, laying low Down where the poor dogs go Lick my wounds, when (I go home) Death is spiriling down Death is low Black cat, black cat's gone Gone for good, gone for long Can't believe that he left me alone And I hope he don't come home Every day, every hour Another baby's born Going to hang my head, (dry and blind) 'til the black cat drags it home Black cat, black cat's gone Gone for good, gone for long Can't believe that he left me alone And I hope he don't come home Beg for mercy, I'm laying low Down where the poor dogs go Lick my wounds, when I grow old The sun is down and gone The sun is down The sun is down and gone The sun is down The sun is down and gone The sun is down The sun is down and gone Black cat The sun is down and gone Hope he don't come home I hope he don't come home I hope he don't come home
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