Sittin' here, a thousand miles from nowhere
Here in my one room country little shack
Sittin' here, a thousand miles from nowhere
Here in my one room country little shack
My only worldly possession is this ragged old eleven foot cotton sack

Yes, I wake up every night around midnight
People, I just can't sleep no more
Yes, I wake up every night around midnight
People, I just can't sleep no more
Crickets and frogs to keep me company
And the wind is howlin' 'round my door

Yes, I'm leavin' in the mornin'
People, I'm just about to lose my mind
Yes, I'm leavin' here early in the mornin'
People, I'm just about to lose my mind
I got to find me some kind of companion
Even if she's dumb, deaf, crippled and blind