Nettie Moore

Lost John's sitting on a railroad track

Some thing's out of whack

Blues this morning falling down like hail

Gonna leave a greasy trail

Gonna travel the world is what I'm gonna do

Then come back and see you.

All I ever do is struggle and strive.

If I don't do anybody any harm, I might make it back home alive.

I'm the oldest son of a crazy man,

I'm in a cowboy band

Got a pile of sins to pay for and I ain't got time to hide

I'd walk through a blazing fire, baby, if I knew you was on the other side

Oh, I miss you, Nettie Moore

And my happiness is over

Winter's gone, the river's on the rise

I loved you then, and ever shall

But there's no one left here to tell

The world has gone black before my eyes

Well, the world of research has gone berserk

Too much paperwork

Albert's in the graveyard, Frankie's raising hell

I'm beginning to believe what the scriptures tell

I've gone where the Southern crosses The Yellow Dog

Get away from all these demagogues

And these bad luck women stick like glue

It's either one or the other or neither of the two

She says, "Look out, Daddy, don't want you to tear your pants.

You could get wrecked in this dance."

They say whisky will kill you, but I don't think it will

I'm riding with you to the top of the hill

Oh, I miss you, Nettie Moore

And my happiness is over

Winter's gone, the river's on the rise

I loved you then, and ever shall

But there's no one left here to tell

The world has gone black before my eyes

Don't know why my baby never looked so good before

Don't have to wonder no more

She's been cooking all day, it going to take me all night

I can't eat all that stuff in a single bite

The judge's coming in, everybody rise

Lift up your eyes

You can do what you please, you don't need my advice

Before you call me any dirty names, you better think twice

Getting light outside, the temperature dropped

I think the rain has stopped

I'm going make you come to grips with fate

When I'm through with you, you'll learn to keep your business straight

Oh, I miss you, Nettie Moore

And my happiness is over

Winter's gone, the river's on the rise

I loved you then, and ever shall

But there's no one left here to tell

The world has gone black before my eyes

The bright spark of the steady lights

Has dimmed my sights

When you're around me all my grief gives away

A life time with you is like some heavenly day

Everything I've ever known to be right has been proven wrong

I'll be drifting along

The woman I'm loving she rules my heart

No knife could ever cut our love apart.

Today I'll stand in faith and raise

The voice of praise

The sun is strong, I'm standing in the light

I wish to God that it were night

The world has gone black before my eyes.