it s been a cruel summer the sun has been hit by the storms my darling was bewitched by another her black magic tricks stole his heart i saw her screaming as she twirled her hair so long and black like the storms she caught my darling s eye and as quickly as the lightning i muttered a lonesome goodbye it s been a cruel summer the kind that makes grown men turn pale my darling was bewitched by another i could not compete with black head i saw her standing as she twirled her hair so long and black like the storms she caught my darling s eye and as quickly as the lightning i muttered a lonesome goodbye she caught my darling s eye and as quickly as the lightning i muttered a lonesome goodbye