8.

Lonesome On'ry And Mean

Steve Young

© Golden Chain Music, BMI

On a Greyhound bus I'm travelin' this morning
I'm going to Shreveport and to New Orleans
You know ramblin' these highways and Lord travlin' these byways
It's been making me lonesome on'ry and mean
[ instrumental ]
Now her hair was jet black and her name was Bodine
Oh she thought she was the queen of the Basin Street Queens
But she got tired of the smoky wild dream
She began feelin' lonesome on'ry and mean
[ steel ]
So we got together and cashed in our sweeps
And we give it to some beggar he was mumblin' through the streets
And he sat there escaping from his curse tender's dream
He began lookin' lonesome on'ry and mean
[ instrumental ]
Now I'm down in this valley where the wheels turn so low
At dawn I pray to the Lord of my soul
I say oh Lord what won't you help preach us clean
You know I'm tired of bein' lonesome on'ry and mean

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