I wanna die

I wanna die

Down south Louisiana

And the gray evening sky



I wanna die

I don't care how

I'm getting out

Down south Louisiana

And the lonesome highway sound



Well there's a cajun lady

Down in New Orleans

There's a cajun lady

And I saw her in my dream



Well if I'd held her in my arms, girls

Oh and if I'd held her in my arms

Our friendly love

Might have kept my heart from harm

But I'm out here on this road, girls

And I'm out here on the road

And I'm just a poor girl

And I ain't got a home



And I wanna die

I don't care how

I'm getting out

Down south Louisiana

And the lonesome highway sound



Oh I ain't got a home, girls

And I ain't got a home

And it's through this world I ramble

And it's through this world I roam



Well, as through this world I ramble

And as through this world I roam

I'm just a poor girl

And I ain't got a home



And I wanna die

I wanna die

Down south Louisiana

And the gray evening sky



Well I wanna die

I don't care how

I'm getting out

Down south Louisiana

And the lonesome highway sound