Well,

I'm so tired of crying, but

I'm out on the road again. -I'm on the road again.

Well,

I'm so tired of crying, but

I'm out on the road again. -I'm on the road again.

I ain't got no woman

Just to call my special friend.

You know the first time

I traveled out in the rain and snow, -In the rain and snow.

You know the first time

I traveled out in the rain and snow, -In the rain and snow.

I didn't have no payroll,

Not even no place to go.

And my dear mother left me when

I was quite young, -When

I was quite young.

And my dear mother left me when

I was quite young, -When

I was quite young.

She said “Lord, have mercy on my wicked son."

Take a hint from me, mama, please don't you cry no more, -Don't you cry no more.

Take a hint from me, mama, please don't you cry no more, -Don't you cry no more. `Cause it's soon one morning

Down the road

I'm going.

But

I ain't going down that long old lonesome road

All by myself.

But

I ain't going down that long old lonesome road

All by myself.

I can't carry you,

Baby,

Gonna carry somebody else.