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May, 2013. Pierluigi Petricca singing in Rome's Piazza del Popolo. I sat maybe 2 hours listening to him. My Canon S110 does better with the guitar than vocals, but then the vocals are not the lyrics I found. In fairness, Erik Darling had issues with the lyrics at a Weavers' Concert in Carnegie Hall. Can be found on YouTube. You should also listen to the Jesse Fuller original. Petricca does not speak English, does not sell CD's that I could see.
http://www.myspace.com/papaleg.




Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay,
One ocean liner's took her so far away.
Didn't mean to treat so bad, best girl I ever had,
said goodbye to make cry, I wonna lay down and die.

Ain't got a nickel, Ain't got a lousy dime.
She don't come back, believe I'm gonna lose my mind.
(if) She ever comes back to stay, (it's going to) be another brand new day,
Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay.

Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay,
The ocean liner's gone so far away.
Didn't mean to treat her so bad, best girl I ever have had,
said goodbye to make cry, I wonna lay down and die.

Ain't got a nickel, Ain't got a lousy dime.
She don't come back, believe I'm gonna lose my mind.
If She ever comes back to stay, (it's going to) be another brand new day,
Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay.

Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay,
The ocean liner's gone so far away.
Didn't mean to treat her so bad, best girl I ever have had,
said goodbye to make cry, I wonna lay down and die.

Ain't got a nickel, Ain't got a lousy dime.
She don't come back, believe I'm gonna lose my mind.
If She ever comes back to stay, (it's going to) be another brand new day,
Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay.

Walking with my baby... down by the San...
Down by the San Francisco Bay:
Walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay