Black Moon rising in the heat of the day, and lately my minds been easy to stray
since i saw my baby boarding that train
black smoke rising over them tracks that took my baby away
so black moon, black train, take my heart with you, over them plains
ain’t a night I don’t dream of you, in the black veil of sleep
black train bringing my baby back home to me
black moon, a deep dark hole, and black is my heart tonight, it’s black as coal
and here in the deep dark night, i’m sitting all alone
I’m gonna drink you away, ‘til i feel no pain, and my body goes cold
black moon, black soil, please take this body that is long for the toil
when I’m on my journey, through the darkest unknown
come gather round in song, another one’s gone, made a church yard his home