Lonesome, On’ry and Mean

Lyrics

[Verse 1] On a Greyhound bus I'm travelin' this mornin' I'm goin' to Shreveport and to New Orleans You know ramblin' these highways, and Lord, and travelin' these byways It's been makin' me lonesome, on'ry and mean [Verse 2] Now her hair was jet-black and her name was Beaudine Oh, she thought she was the queen of the Basin Street cream But she got tired of that smoky-wine dream She began feelin' lonesome, on'ry and mean [Verse 3] So we got together and we cashed in our sweeps And we give it to some beggar who was mumblin' through the streets And he stood there escaping from his cursed beggar's dream He began lookin' lonesome, on'ry and mean [Verse 4] Now I'm down in this valley where the wheel turns so low At dawn I pray to the Lord of my soul I say, "Oh, Lord, won't you help me jump clean? You know I'm tired of bein' lonesome, on'ry and mean"