Lyrics

They warned her he was no good
A long long time ago
She never saw the storm clouds comin’
Or heard the thunder rumblin’ low

Now she’s crawlin’ through the back streets
Like a creature from the wild
Tryin’ to find the man she loves
Wailin’ like a child

She said, “I’m searchin’ on the south side
In the lightning and the rain
Lookin’ for the one who used to call me
His pretty Baby Jane”

She said, “I believed
All the sweet lies he told
Then someone saw him dancin’
With a girl nineteen years old

One night I saw him drivin’
A two-tone Cadillac
He had his arm around
A lady dressed in black”

She said, “The years sure took their toll
He might not recognize me now
I want to get the heart he stole
And take it back somehow

So I’m prowlin’ all around the town
Carryin’ a black cat bone
Underneath a stormy sky
Howlin’ all alone