Long Gone Lonesome Blues - Hank Williams

Long Gone Lonesome Blues
Written by: Hank Williams

Long Gone Lonesome Blues Lyrics

I went down to the river to watch the fish swim by
But I got to the river so lonesome I wanted to die, oh Lord
And then I jumped in the river, but the doggone river was dry
She's long gone, and now I'm lonesome blue

I had me a woman who couldn't be true
She made me for my money and she made me blue
A man needs a woman that he can lean on
But my leanin' post is done left and gone
She's long gone, and now I'm lonesome blue

I'm gonna find me a river, one that's cold as ice
And when I find me that river, Lord I'm gonna pay the price, oh Lord
I'm goin' down in it three times, but Lord I'm only comin' up twice
She's long gone, and now I'm lonesome blue

She told me on Sunday she was checkin' me out
Long about Monday she was nowhere about
And here it is Tuesday, ain't had no news
I got them gone but not forgotten blues
She's long gone, and now I'm lonesome blue

Long Gone Lonesome Blues Singers

1. Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys (billboard hit) March 1950

2. Marty Robbins August 1956 3. Frank Ifield with The Orchestra of Norrie Paramor November 1963 4. Hank Williams Jr May 1964 5. Hank Locklin July 1964 6. Del Shannon 1964 7. Tex Croft November 1968 8. Jerry Lee Lewis July 1974 9. Sheila Andrews September 22, 1980 10. D.L. Menard 1984 11. Hank Edwards 1987 12. Leon Redbone 1988 13. Roy Clark & Joe Pass 1995 14. Grevious Angels 1998 15. Big Bill Lister 2000 16. Billy Walker 2001 17. Sheryl Crow 2001 18. Ingrid Lucia 2004 19. Tor 2004 20. Red Molly 2006 21. Lacy J. Dalton November 16, 2010 22. Lily Frost February 17, 2015 23. BR5-49 November 2015.


You May Also Like Hank Williams:
* Moanin' the Blues (1950)
* My Bucket's Got a Hole in It (1950)
* Why Don't You Love Me (1950)
* Baby We're Really in Love (1951)
* Cold Cold Heart (1951)


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