Sittin' here, a thousand miles from nowhere Here in my one room country little shack Sittin' here, a thousand miles from nowhere Here in my one room country little shack My only worldly possession is this ragged old eleven foot cotton sack Yes, I wake up every night around midnight People, I just can't sleep no more Yes, I wake up every night around midnight People, I just can't sleep no more Crickets and frogs to keep me company And the wind is howlin' 'round my door Yes, I'm leavin' in the mornin' People, I'm just about to lose my mind Yes, I'm leavin' here early in the mornin' People, I'm just about to lose my mind I got to find me some kind of companion Even if she's dumb, deaf, crippled and blind