C G7
A lonely spot I know where no man will go
C
Where the shadows have all the room
G7 C
I was riding free on the old S.P.
D7 G7
Humming a southern tune
C F C G7 C
When a man came along, made me hush my song, kicked me off way out there
[Chorus]
F C
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho oo lay dee ee dee
G7 F# G7 C
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho ho lay dee ee dee
[Intro]
C G7 C
Well I set down my load in the desert road, and I rested my weary legs
G7 C
As I watched the setting sun make the tall shadows run
D7 G7 C F C G7 C
Out across the barren plains. Then I hummed a tune to the rising moon; she gets lonesome way out there
[Chorus]
F C
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho oo lay dee ee dee
G7 F# G7 C
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho ho lay dee ee dee
[Verse]
C G7 C
Well I closed my eyes to the starlit skies, lost myself in dreams
G7 C
And I dreamed the desert sand was a milk and honey land
D7 G7
And then I awoke with a start
C F C G7 C
There was a train coming back on the one-way track, gonna carry me away from here
[Chorus]
F C
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho oo lay dee ee dee
G7 F# G7 C
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho ho lay dee ee dee
[Verse]
C G7 C
As she passed me by I caught her on the fly, climbed in an open door
G7 C D7 G7
I looked around and saw the desert ground, to the spot I would see no more
C F
As I was riding away I heard that pale moon say
C G7 C
"So long, pal, it sure gets lonesome here"
[Chorus]
F C
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho oo lay dee ee dee
G7 F# G7 C
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho ho lay dee ee dee
