Gabey's comin', Gabey's comin' to town. So what? Who cares? Back on the ship it seemed such a snap; You'd tap a girl on the shoulder, She'd turn around, And she'd say: "I love you." But once on shore, it's not such a snap; You get the cold shoulder, The old run-around, You're left with no one but you. Gabey's comin', Gabey's comin' to town.
A town's a lonely town, When you pass through And there is no one waiting there for you, Then it's a lonely town. You wander up and down, The crowds rush by, A million faces pass before your eye, Still it's a lonely town.
Unless there's love, A love that's shining like a harbor light, You're lost in the night; Unless there's love, The world's an empty place And every town's a lonely town.
