the sun is shining there s plenty of light a new day is dawning sunny and bright but after i ve been crying all night the sun is cold and the new day seems old since i lost my baby oh since i lost my baby the birds are singing and the children are playing there s plenty of work and the bosses are paying not a sad word should a young heart be saying but fun is a bore and with money i m poor since i lost my baby oh since i lost my baby next time i ll be kinder won t you please help me find her someone just remind her of this love she left behind her till i find her i ll be trying ta everyday i m more inclined ta find her inclined ta find her inclined ta find my baby been looking everywhere baby i really really care oh determination is fading fast inspiration is a thing of the past can t see how my hope s gonna last good things are bad and what s happy is sad since i lost my baby oh since i lost my baby i feel so bad i feel so sad everything is wrong this heart is hard to carry on i m lost as can be 