i'm so lonesome i could cry

did you hear that lonesome whippoorwill

he sounds too blue to fly

that midnight train rides alone

i'm so lonesome i could cry

did you ever see a night so long

when time goes crawling by

the moon just went behind the cloud

i'm so lonesome i could cry

did you ever see a robin weep

when leaves begin to die?

it means he's lost the will to live

i'm so lonesome i could cry

the silence of the falling stars

lights up a purple sky

and as i wonder where you are

i'm so lonesome i could cry

and as i wonder where you are

i'm so lonesome i could cry