It ain't no use to sit and sigh now, darlin'
And it ain't no use to sit and cry now
It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, darlin'
Just wonder who's gonna buy you ribbons when I'm gone

So times on the railroad gettin' hard, babe
I woke up last night and saw it snow
Remember what you said to me last summer
When you saw me walkin' down that road

So it ain't no use to sit and sigh now, darlin'
And it ain't no use to sit and cry now
It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, darlin'
Just wonder who's gonna buy you ribbons when I'm gone

So I'm walkin' down that long, lonesome road
You're the one that made me travel on
But still I can't help wonderin' on my way
Who's gonna buy you ribbons when I'm gone?

So it ain't no use to sit and sigh now, darlin'
And it ain't no use to sit and cry now
It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, darlin'
Just wonder who's gonna buy you ribbons when I'm gone