Nettie Moore

Lost John's sittin' on a railroad track
 Something's out of whack
 Blues this mornin' fallin' 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
 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 o'er
 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 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, "Whiskey'll kill you but I don't think it will"
 I'm ridin' with you to the top of the hill
 Oh, I miss you, Nettie Moore
 And my happiness is o'er
 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
 Now 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 been cookin' all day, gonna 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
 'Fore you call me any dirty names, you better think twice
 Gettin' light outside, the temperature dropped
 I think the rain has stopped
 I'm gonna 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 o'er
 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 'way
 A lifetime 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
 Oh, I miss you, Nettie Moore
 And my happiness is o'er
 Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
 I loved you then and ever shall
 But there's no one here left to tell
 The world has gone black before my eyes