he sounds too blue to fly That midnight train is whining low I'm so lonesome I could cry I've never seen a night so long when time goes crawlin' by The moon just went behind a cloud to hide its face and cry [ fiddle - steel ] Did you ever see a robin weep when leaves began to die Like means he's lost the will to live I'm so lonesome I could cry The silence of a falling star lights up a purple sky And as I wonder where you are I'm so lonesome I could cry I'm so lonesome I could cry