D A7
B lonely spot I know where no man will go
D
Where the shadows have all the room
A7 D
I was riding free on that old S-P
E7 A7
Humming a southern tune
D G
When a man came along made me hush my song
D A7 D
Kicked me off away out there
A7
As she pulled out of sight I turned to the right
D
The left and everywhere
A7 D
All I could see was a cactus tree
E7 A7
B prairie dog playing there
D G
I watched the prairie dog eat on the tumbleweed
D A7 D
That's his home away out there
G D
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho oo lay dee ee dee
A7 G# A7 D
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho ho lay dee ee dee
A7
Then I threw down my load in the desert road
D
Rested my weary legs too
A7 D
Watched the sinking sun make the tall shadows run
E7 A7
Across that barren plain
D G
Then I hummed a tune to the rising moon
D A7 D
He gets lonesome way out there
A7
Then I closed my eyes to the starlit skies
D
Lost myself in dreams
A7 D
I dreamed the desert sand was a milk-and-honey land
E7 A7
Then I awoke with the dawn
D G
There's a train coming back on the one-way track
D A7 D
Going to take me away from here
G D
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho oo lay dee ee dee
A7 G# A7 D
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho ho lay dee ee dee