A lonely spot I know where no man will go Where the shadows have all the room I was riding free on the old S.P. Humming a southern tune, When a man came along, made me hush my song, kicked me off away out there, Ohh - yo -dl - ay - dee - ohh - ay Ohh - ay - hoo ohh o - dl - ay - dee - ohh - way ohh - way hoo. Well I set down my load in the desert road, rested my weary legs, As I watched the setting sun make the tall shadows run Out across the barren plains. Then I hummed a tune to the rising moon; she gets lonesome way out there, Ohh - ay - hoo ohh o - dl - ay - dee - ohh - way ohh - way hoo. Well I closed my eyes to the starlit skies, lost myself in dreams. And I dreamed the desert sand was a milk and honey land And then I awoke with a start. There was a train coming back on the one way track, gonna carry me away from here, Ohh - yo -dl - ay - dee - ohh - ay Ohh - ay - hoo ohh o - dl - ay - dee - ohh - way ohh - way hoo. As she passed me by I caught her on the fly, climbed in an open door. I looked around and saw the desert ground, to the spot I would see no more, As I was riding away I heard that pale moon say, "So long, pal, it sure gets lonesome here." Ohh - yo -dl - ay - dee - ohh - ay Ohh - ay - hoo ohh o - dl - ay - dee - ohh - way ohh - way hoo