hear that lonesome whippoorwill,
he sounds too blue to fly.
the midnight train is whining low,
i´m so lonesome i could cry.
i´ve never seen a night so long
when time goes crawling by.
the moon just went behind a cloud
to hide its face and cry.

did you ever see a robin weep,
when leaves began to die?
that means he´s lost the will to live,
i´m so lonesome i could cry.

the silence of a falling star
lights up a purple sky.
and as i wonder where you are
i´m so lonesome i could cry.