Lyrics:

A lonely spot I know where no man will go
Where the shadows have all the room
I was riding free on the old S.P.
Humming a southern tune
When a man came along, made me hush my song, kicked me off away out there
Oh - yo -dl - ay - dee - oh - ay
Oh - ay - hoo oh o - dl - ay - dee - oh - way oh - 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
Oh - ay - hoo oh o - dl - ay - dee - oh - way oh - 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
Oh - yo -dl - ay - dee - oh - ay
Oh - ay - hoo oh o - dl - ay - dee - oh - way oh - 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'
Oh - yo -dl - ay - dee - oh - ay
Oh - ay - hoo oh o - dl - ay - dee - oh - way oh - way hoo