Well, the days they lonesome and the nights so long
The days so lonesome and the nights so long
And I left my woman with her layin' in another man's arms
REFRAIN: Then I cried, "Pretty mama, how long, how long?"
Then I cried, "Sweet mama, how long, how long?"
She had me sittin', sittin' to wait for her
She had me sittin', sittin' to wait for her
Said, my mind comes to ramblin' just like the stars above
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Baby, I went at night. I said, "I want her by my side."
I, if I went at night, I thought, "I want her by my side."
She treats me so bad I can lay right down and die
REFRAIN: The I cried, "Sweet mama, how long, how long?"
Then I cried, "Sweet mama, how long, how long?"
I never will forget that day she held me in her lovin' arms
I never will forget that day she held me in her lovin' arms
Says, I b'lieve to my soul, I'll never no more to roam