In the evenin', Mama, when the sun go down In the evenin', Mama, when the sun go down Ain't it so lonesome, ain't it so lonesome When your love is not around when the sun goes down Well, I lay awake at night Well, I'm just thinkin' to myself Oh, I lay awake at night Oh, I'm just thinkin' to myself Oh, don't it hurt so bad When your love is lovin' someone else When the sun goes down When the sun rises in the east When it sets down in the west When the sun rises in the east, now, Mama When it sets down in the west Well it's harder till, it's harder till Which woman'll love you the best When the sun goes down Last night, I were layin' sleepin' I declare, I was sleepin' all by myself Last night, I were layin' sleepin', darlin' And I declare it was all by myself Yeah but the one that I was really in love with I declare she was sleepin' some place else When the sun go down When the sun goes down When the sun goes down When the sun goes down Oh, when the sun goes down When the sun goes down When the sun goes down When the sun goes down