High in a tree on the top of the hill By the light of the lonesome ol?' moon I hear the call of a lone whipporwill Singing his mournful tune.
Way off in the night blows the long freight train With a roar and a ramble of wheels My poor heart is breaking with every refrain ?Cause it sounds just like the way I feel.
And it's high lonesome High lonesome, heartbroken and blue High lonesome Lil?' darling, I'm lonesome for you.
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Do you ever get weary roamin?' around Do you think of the sweet love we knew Do you ever get lonesome the way I am now Lil?' darling I'm lonesome for you.
And it's high lonesome High lonesome heartbroken and blue It?'s a high lonesome Lil?' darling I'm lonesome for you.
It's high lonesome Lil?' darling I'm lonesome for you...