Hear that lonesome whippoorwill 
He sounds too blue to fly
That 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
I'm so lonesome I could cry