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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Al Green
Lead Vocals
Andrew Love
Tenor Saxophone
Archie L. Turner
Piano
Charles Chalmers
Background Vocals
Charles Hodges
Organ
Donna Rhodes
Background Vocals
Ed Logan
Tenor Saxophone
Howard Lee Grimes
Drums
Jack Jr. Hale
Trombone
James Mitchell
Baritone Saxophone
Leroy Hodges
Electric Bass Guitar
Mabon Hodges
Guitar
Sandra Rhodes
Background Vocals
Wayne Lamar Jackson
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Hank Williams
Songwriter
Charles Chalmers
String Arranger
James Mitchell
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Al Green
Producer
Willie Mitchell
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Did you hear that lonesome whip-poor-will?
He sounds too good to fly
The midnight train winding low
I'm so lonesome I could cry, cry
[Verse 2]
Did you ever see a night so long
When time goes crawling by?
The moon just went behind a cloud
And I'm so lonesome that I feel I could cry, I could cry, oh, I'm gonna cry, baby, cry
[Bridge]
Did you see, ever see a robin weep
When leaves begin to die?
Well, that means he's lost the will to live
And I'm so lonesome I, I could cry, let me cry, said I was holding on now I could cry
[Verse 3]
The silence of (Silence of) a falling star (A falling star)
Lights up a purple sky (Oh)
And as I wonder (Wonder) where you are (Oh)
I'm so lonesome I could cry, cry, I could cry
[Outro]
Oh, and as I wonder (Wonder) where you are (Oh, yeah)
I'm so lonesome I, I could cry (Ooh), if you let me, oh no
Somebody needs to walk on in, and I
As I wonder (Oh) where you are
I'm so lonesome I could cry, I said I feel like I could just cry, yeah
It seems to me (Seems to me), as I wonder where you are
I'm so lonesome, I, I could cry, I could cry, I could cry (Cry, babe)
Written by: Hank Williams