in mid July And I just hit town and my throat was dry I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew At an old saloon on a street of mud There at a table,
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna
Darlin' companion, come on an' give me understandin' And let me be your champion, a hand to hold your pretty hand in Darlin' companion, now you know you
Well, they gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia Said, "Steve, you're way behind time This is not 38, this is Old 97 Put her into Spencer on time"
Well, it was a time on earth When in the books of heaven An old account was standing For sins yet unforgiven My name was at the top And many things below
San Quentin, you've been livin' hell to me You [Incomprehesible] me since nineteen sixty-three I've seen 'em come and go and I've seen 'em die And long
He turned the water into wine He turned the water into wine In the little Cana town The word went all around that He turned the water into wine Well
I don't know where I'm bound I don't know where I'm bound Whistles calling me away, leaving at the break of day And I don't know where I'm bound Can'
Well, I left my motel room, down at the Starkville Motel The town had gone to sleep and I was feelin' fairly well I strolled along the sidewalk 'neath
the wrong way in Pleura With Juanita on my back Then I went to sleep in Shreveport Woke up in Abilene Wonderin' why I'm wanted At some town half way
Oh well, I'm tired and so weary but I must go along Till the Lord comes and calls, calls me away, oh yes And the morning's so bright and the lamb is the
: At my door the leaves are falling A cold wild wind has come Sweethearts walk by together And I still miss someone I go out on a party And look for
: I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time I keep the ends out for the tie that binds Because you're mine, I
: Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky. And the tears that I cried for that woman are
: Well they gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia, Said: "Steve, you're way behind time, "This is not 38, this is Ol' 97, "Put her into Spencer on
: Darlin' companion, come on and give me understandin'. And let me be your champion: a hand to hold your pretty hand in. Darlin' companion, now you know
in mid-July And I just hit town and my throat was dry, I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew. At an old saloon on a street of mud, There at a table
: (Thomas Dorsey) Oh well, I'm tired and so weary But I must go alone Till the lord comes and calls, calls me away, oh yes Well the morning's so bright
