Well, today has been
a sad and lonesome day
Yeah, today has been
a sad and lonesome day
I'm just sitting here thinking
with my mind a million miles
away Well, they're doing
the double shuffle,
throwing sand on the floor
They're doing the double shuffle
they're throwing sand
on the floor
When I left my longtime darling,
she was standing in the door
Well, my pa he died and left me,
my brother got killed in the war
Well, my pa he died and left me,
my brother got killed in the war
My sister she ran off and got
married, never was heard of
anymore Samantha Brown
lived in my house for 'bout four
or five months
Samantha Brown
lived in my house for 'bout four
or five months
Don't know how it looked to
other people,
I never slept with her even once
Well the road washed out,
weather not fit for man or beast
Well the road's washed out,
weather not fit for man or beast
Funny, the things you have
the hardest time parting with,
are the things you
need the least
Well, I'm forty miles
from the mill,
I'm dropping it into overdrive
I'm forty miles from the mill,
I'm dropping it into overdrive
Set my dial on the radio
I wish my mother was still alive
I seen your lover-man comin',
comin' across the barren fields
I see your lover-man comin',
comin' 'cross the barren fields
He not a gentleman at all,
he's rotten to the core,
he's a coward and he steals
Well my captain he's decorated,
he's well-schooled
and he's skilled
My captain he's decorated,
he's well-schooled
and he's skilled
He's not sentimental,
don't bother him at all;
how many of his pals
have been killed.
Last night the wind
was whispering,
I was trying to make out
what it was
Last night the wind
was whispering something, I was
trying to make out what it was
Yeah I tell myself something's
coming, but it never does
I'm going to spare the defeated,
I'm going to speak to the crowd
I'm going to spare the defeated,
'cause I'm going to
speak to the crowd
I'm going to teach peace to
the conquered,
I'm going to tame the proud
Well, the leaves
are rustling in the wood,
things are falling off of
the shelf
Leaves are rustling in the wood,
things are falling off the shelf
You're gonna need my help
sweetheart, you can't make love
all by yourself.