Lonesome, On’ry & Mean (1976)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] On a Greyhound bus I'm ridin' this mornin' I'm goin' to Shreveport and down to New Orleans I've been ramblin' these highways, I've been travelin' these byways It's been makin' me lonesome, on'ry and mean [Verse 2] Well, her hair was jet-black and her name was Beaudine She thought she was the queen of the Basin Street cream Yeah, but everybody gets tired of a smoky-wine dream She begin feelin' lonesome, on'ry and mean [Verse 3] Yeah, so we got togеther and we cashed in our sweeps Wе give 'em to some beggar, he was mumblin' through the streets He stood there escapin' from his snowy-white dream He begin lookin' lonesome, on'ry and mean [Verse 4] So I'm down in this valley here where the wheels turn so low At dawn I pray to the Lord of my soul I say, "Hey, Lord, won't you help me jump clean? You know I'm tired of bein' lonesome, on'ry and mean" (Woo)