Hear that lonesome whippoorwill
He sounds too blue to fly
The midnight train is whining low
And 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 a 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
And I'm so lonesome I could cry
I'm so lonesome I could cry

Copyright: Kanjian Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer(s): Hank Williams, Sr.