VerseI Went Down To The River To Watch The Fish Swim ByBut I Got To The River So Lonesome I Wanted To Die, Oh LordAnd Then I Jumped In The River, But The Doggone River Was DryShe's Long Gone, And Now I'm Lonesome BlueVerse 2I Had Me A Woman Who Couldn't Be TrueShe Made Me For My Money And She Made Me BlueA Man Needs A Woman That He Can Lean OnBut My Leanin' Post Is Done Left And GoneShe's Long Gone, And Now I'm Lonesome BlueVerse 3I'm Gonna Find Me A River, One That's Cold As IceAnd When I Find Me That River, Lord I'm Gonna Pay The Price, Oh LordI'm Goin' Down In It Three Times, But Lord I'm Only Comin' Up TwiceShe's Long Gone, And Now I'm Lonesome BlueShe Told Me On Sunday She Was Checkin' Me OutVerse 4Long About Monday She Was Nowhere AboutAnd Here It Is Tuesday, Ain't Had No NewsI Got Them Gone But Not Forgotten BluesShe's Long Gone, And Now I'm Lonesome Blue
