Lay me down easy, lay me down hard Light my cigarette and make my bed Somewhere beneath the stars And I was born a blue child Of the wild western sky But I left my prairie home And found a boxcar for to ride Now I'm way down in Okemah Burnin' blisters on my feet With my guitar and my button knife Thumbin' down a Woody Guthrie street So lay me down easy, lay me down hard Light my cigarette and make my bed Somewhere beneath the stars Don't look for me in glory Don't look for me below 'Cause I'll be ridin' on that freight Where the souls of ramblers go And there's a sadness that follows Most everywhere I roam You can see it on my smile You can smell it on my clothes And sometimes I'll outrun it But it never lasts too long 'Cause it keep me good and loaded And I'll keep singin' songs Lay me down easy, lay me down hard Light my cigarette and make my bed Somewhere beneath the stars Don't look for me in glory And don't look for me below 'Cause I'll be ridin' on that freight Where the souls of ramblers go If I don't leave here tomorrow I believe I'll blow out my brain But either way there'll be sorrow And you won't be seein' me again Lay me down easy, lay me down hard Light my cigarette and make my bed Somewhere beneath the stars Don't look for me in glory Don't look for me below 'Cause I'll be ridin' on that freight Where the souls of ramblers go