Hear that lonesome whippoorwill he sounds too blue to fly The midnight train is whining low I'm so lonesome I could cry I've never seen a night so long when time goes crawling by The moon just went behind a cloud to hide its face and cry [ strings ] (I'm so lonesome I could cry) Did you ever see a robin weep when leaves began to die That means he's lost the will to live I'm so lonesome I could cry I'm so lonesome I could cry