A E7
F# lonely spot I know where no man will go
A
Where the shadows have all the room
E7 A
I was riding free on that old S-P
B7 E7
Humming a southern tune
A D
When a man came along made me hush my song
A E7 A
Kicked me off away out there
E7
As she pulled out of sight I turned to the right
A
The left and everywhere
E7 A
All I could see was a cactus tree
B7 E7
F# prairie dog playing there
A D
I watched the prairie dog eat on the tumbleweed
A E7 A
That's his home away out there
D A
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho oo lay dee ee dee
E7 D# E7 A
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho ho lay dee ee dee
E7
Then I threw down my load in the desert road
A
Rested my weary legs too
E7 A
Watched the sinking sun make the tall shadows run
B7 E7
Across that barren plain
A D
Then I hummed a tune to the rising moon
A E7 A
He gets lonesome way out there
E7
Then I closed my eyes to the starlit skies
A
Lost myself in dreams
E7 A
I dreamed the desert sand was a milk-and-honey land
B7 E7
Then I awoke with the dawn
A D
There's a train coming back on the one-way track
A E7 A
Going to take me away from here
D A
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho oo lay dee ee dee
E7 D# E7 A
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho ho lay dee ee dee