You damn right, I've got the blues From my head down to my shoes I stopped by my daughter's house You know I just want to use the phone I can't win, 'cause I don't have a thing to lose You know my new grandbaby came to the door And said, granddaddy, you

Because the times are getting so hard All I can buy is beer and wine Please go out to Washington for me Since this recession I'm losing my baby, Yes, since this recession I'm losing my baby, Yes, I have to stop running around, Man, you know it's breaking

I hate to see that evening sun go down Cause my baby, he's gone left this town Feelin' tomorrow like I feel today If I'm feelin' tomorrow like I feel today I'll pack my truck and make my give-a-way St. Louis woman with her diamond ring Pulls that man

Look on yonder wall and hand me down my walkin' cane I got me another woman, baby, yon' come your man I got me another woman and, uhh, baby, yon' come your man You hurried up and went to the wall, And you know it was tough, uhh I don't know how many men

Now here it is, three o'clock in the morning, oh can't even close my eyes. yeah It's three o'clock in the morning baby, oh, I can't even close my eyes Well, I can't find my baby, keep on lookin' be satisfied I've looked around me, people, hey, and my

I got dead shrimps here, someone fishin' in my pond I woke up this mornin' and all my shrimps was dead and gone I woke up this mornin', ooh, and all my shrimp was dead and gone I was thinkin' about you, baby, why you hear me weep and moan? I got dead

I've got to ride that lonesome train My heart is heavy with aches and pain But someday, someday baby, after awhile you'll be sorry Everyday my clouds are gray Winds change, it'll roll all my clouds away But someday, someday after awhile you'll be sorry

How long, oh, baby, how long? Has that evenin' train been gone? Baby, how long? Baby, how long, oh baby, how long? Standin' at the station when the train come by Deep down in my heart, baby, feel an achin' pain Baby, how long, baby, how long If I could

Train arrive, it's sixteen coaches long Well, that long black train take my baby and gone Mystery train, rollin' down the track Train, train, rollin' 'round the bend Well, it took my baby, people it won't be coming back Well, it took my baby, people it

I've been thinking about you baby It don't matter, when you turn Gonna survive, live and learn. By the light of dawn, and in my blues Day and night, I been missing you I've been thinking about you baby, Almost makes me crazy, Come and live with me Either