Well, I'm so tired of crying
I'm out on the road again
Well, I'm so tired of crying
I'm out on the road again
I ain't got no food
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
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
Take a hint from me, Mama
Please don't you cry no more
Don't you cry no more
'Cause it's soon when 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
Gotto carry somebody else