G D7
E lonely spot I know where no man will go
G
Where the shadows have all the room
D7 G
I was riding free on that old S-P
A7 D7
Humming a southern tune
G C
When a man came along made me hush my song
G D7 G
Kicked me off away out there
D7
As she pulled out of sight I turned to the right
G
The left and everywhere
D7 G
All I could see was a cactus tree
A7 D7
E prairie dog playing there
G C
I watched the prairie dog eat on the tumbleweed
G D7 G
That's his home away out there
C G
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho oo lay dee ee dee
D7 C# D7 G
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho ho lay dee ee dee
D7
Then I threw down my load in the desert road
G
Rested my weary legs too
D7 G
Watched the sinking sun make the tall shadows run
A7 D7
Across that barren plain
G C
Then I hummed a tune to the rising moon
G D7 G
He gets lonesome way out there
D7
Then I closed my eyes to the starlit skies
G
Lost myself in dreams
D7 G
I dreamed the desert sand was a milk-and-honey land
A7 D7
Then I awoke with the dawn
G C
There's a train coming back on the one-way track
G D7 G
Going to take me away from here
C G
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho oo lay dee ee dee
D7 C# D7 G
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho ho lay dee ee dee