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.

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