Lost John's sittin' on a
railroad track
Something's out of whack
Blues this mornin' fallin'
down like hail
Gonna leave a greasy trail
Gonna travel the world
is what I'm gonna do
Then come back and see you
All I ever do
is struggle and strive
I don't do anybody any harm
I might make it
back home alive
I'm the oldest son of a
crazy man
I'm in a cowboy band
Got a pile of sins to pay for
and I ain't got time to hide
I'd walk through a blazing
fire baby if I knew you was
on the other side
Oh I miss you Nettie Moore
And my happiness is o'r
Winter's gone
the river's on the rise
I loved you then
and ever shall
But there's no one left
here to tell
The world has gone black
before my eyes
Well the world of research has
gone berserk
Too much paperwork
Albert's in the graveyard
Frankie's raising hell
I'm beginning to believe
what the scriptures tell
I've gone where the
Southern crosses The
Yellow Dog
Get away from all
these demagogues
And these bad luck women
stick like glue
It's either one or the other
or neither of the two
She says Look out daddy
don't want you to
tear your pants
You could get wrecked in
this dance
They say whisky'll kill you
but I don't think it will
I'm ridin' with you
to the top of the hill
Oh I miss you Nettie Moore
And my happiness is o'r
Winter's gone
the river's on the rise
I loved you then
and ever shall
But there's no one left
here to tell
The world has gone black
before my eyes
Don't know why my baby
never looked so good before
Don't have to wonder no more
She been cooking all day
it gonna take me all night
I can't eat all that
stuff in a single bite
The judge's coming in
everybody rise
Lift up your eyes
You can do what you please
you don't need my advice
Fore you call me
any dirty names
you better think twice
Gettin' light outside
the temperature dropped
I think the rain has stopped
I'm gonna make you come to
grips with fate
When I'm through with you
you'll learn to keep your
business straight
Oh I miss you Nettie Moore
And my happiness is o'r
Winter's gone
the river's on the rise
I loved you then
and ever shall
But there's no one left
here to tell
The world has gone black
before my eyes
The bright spark of the
steady lights
Has dimmed my sights
When you're around me all my
grief gives 'way
A life time with you is like
some heavenly day
Everything I've ever known to
be right has been proven wrong
I'll be drifting along
The woman I'm loving
she rules my heart
No knife could ever cut our
love apart
Today I'll stand in
faith and raise
The voice of praise
The sun is strong
I'm standing in the light
I wish to God
that it were night
Oh I miss you Nettie Moore
And my happiness is o'r
Winter's gone
the river's on the rise
I loved you then
and ever shall
But there's no one here
left to tell
The world has gone black
before my eyes