A lonely spot I know where no man will go
Where the shadows have all the room
I was riding free on the old SP
Humming a southern tune
When a man came along, made me hush my song
kicked me off away out there
Ohh yo dl ay dee ohh ay
Ohh ay hoo ohh o dl ay dee ohh way ohh way hoo
Well I set down my load in the desert road, rested my weary legs
As I watched the setting sun make the tall shadows run
Out across the barren plains
Then I hummed a tune to the rising moon
she gets lonesome way out there
Ohh ay hoo ohh o dl ay dee ohh way ohh way hoo
Well I closed my eyes to the starlit skies, lost myself in dreams
And I dreamed the desert sand was a milk and honey land
And then I awoke with a start
There was a train coming back on the one way track
gonna carry me away from here
Ohh yo dl ay dee ohh ay
Ohh ay hoo ohh o dl ay dee ohh way ohh way hoo
As she passed me by I caught her on the fly, climbed in an open door
I looked around and saw the desert ground
to the spot I would see no more
As I was riding away I heard that pale moon say
So long, pal, it sure gets lonesome here
Ohh yo dl ay dee ohh ay
Ohh ay hoo ohh o dl ay dee ohh way ohh way hoo