The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
This song, a cover of Hank Williams, was not put onto the record by John Darnielle when he originally taped it. Instead, it was added by Dennis Callaci of the Shrimper label. Darnielle emphasised this when he played the “entire” tape live in 2014, omitting this and the following song. However, in li...
[Verse 1]
Hear that lonesome whippoorwill
He sounds too blue to fly
The midnight train is riding low
I'm so lonesome I could cry *sniff*
[Verse 2]
I've never seen a night so long
When time goes crawling by
The moon just went behind the clouds
To hide its face and die *sniff*
[Interlude]
*sniff, sniff*
[Verse 3]
Did you ever see a robin weep
When leaves begin to die?
That means he's lost the will to live
I'm so lonesome I could cry
[Verse 4]
The sign has come, a falling star
Like love, a purple sky
They'll never wonder where you are
I'm so lonesome I could cry *sniff*
[Outro]
I'm so lonesome I could cry
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry was written by John Darnielle.
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry was produced by John Darnielle.