C                     G7
A lonely spot I know where no man will go
                                C
Where the shadows have all the room
        G7               C
I was riding free on the old S.P.
D7                 G7
Humming a southern tune
       C                       F                       
When a man came along, made me hush my song, kicked me 
C    G7     C
off way out there

[Chorus]
F                                     C
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho oo lay dee ee dee
G7     F#   G7                              C
Ee     oo   ee dle dee dee ho ho lay dee ee dee

[Intro]
       C                       G7                 
Well I set down my load in the desert road, and I 
              C
rested my weary legs
     G7                               C
As I watched the setting sun make the tall shadows run
D7                    G7             C               
Out across the barren plains. Then I hummed a tune to
     F                      C        G7      C
 the rising moon; she gets lonesome way out there

[Chorus]
F                                     C
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho oo lay dee ee dee
G7     F#   G7                              C
Ee     oo   ee dle dee dee ho ho lay dee ee dee

[Verse]
       C                     G7                        
Well I closed my eyes to the starlit skies, lost myself
    C
 in dreams
      G7                            C
And I dreamed the desert sand was a milk and honey land
D7                      G7
And then I awoke with a start
            C                        F              
There was a train coming back on the one-way track, 
      C         G7       C
gonna carry me away from here

[Chorus]
F                                     C
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho oo lay dee ee dee
G7     F#   G7                              C
Ee     oo   ee dle dee dee ho ho lay dee ee dee

[Verse]
       C                         G7                    
As she passed me by I caught her on the fly, climbed in
         C
 an open door
  G7                        C              D7          
I looked around and saw the desert ground, to the spot 
               G7
I would see no more
         C                        F
As I was riding away I heard that pale moon say
    C             G7                 C
"So long, pal, it sure gets lonesome here"

[Chorus]
F                                     C
Ee oo ee dle dee dee ho oo lay dee ee dee
G7     F#   G7                              C
Ee     oo   ee dle dee dee ho ho lay dee ee dee