Hear that lonesome whippoorwill

He sounds too blue to fly

The midnight train is whining low

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 a cloud

To hide her face and cry



The silence of the fallen star

Lights up a purple sky

And as I wonder where you are

I'm so lonesome I could cry



Did you ever see a robin weep

When leaves begin to die

That means he's lost the will to live

I'm so lonesome I could cry



Hear that lonesome whippoorwill

He sounds too blue to fly

The midnight train is whining low

I'm so lonesome I could cry



I'm so lonesome I could cry