Alone and low, as low can be
So tell my baby, I said so long
Tell my mother, I did no wrong
It's legs to walk and thoughts to fly
There ain't no dark till something shines
If it rained an ocean, I'd drink it dry
And tell my friends to mourn me none
If I won a dollar, I'd make it rain
Alone and low, as low can be
Well, ride the blue wind, high and free
I'm chained upon the face of time
Leave you low, come time to go
Eyes to laugh and lips to cry
A restless tongue to classify
Tell my brother to watch his own
I'm bound to leave the dark behind
Well, if I had a nickel, I'd find a game
Leave you low, come time to go
All born to grow and grown to die
Feelin' full of foolish rhyme
And lay me down dissatisfied
She'll lead you down through misery
