i wanna die i wanna die down south louisiana and the gray evening sky i wanna die i don t care how i m getting out down south louisiana and the lonesome highway sound well there s a cajun lady down in new orleans there s a cajun lady and i saw her in my dream well if i d held her in my arms girls oh and if i d held her in my arms our friendly love might have kept my heart from harm but i m out here on this road girls and i m out here on the road and i m just a poor girl and i ain t got a home and i wanna die i don t care how i m getting out down south louisiana and the lonesome highway sound oh i ain t got a home girls and i ain t got a home and it s through this world i ramble and it s through this world i roam well as through this world i ramble and as through this world i roam i m just a poor girl and i ain t got a home and i wanna die i wanna die down south louisiana and the gray evening sky well i wanna die i don t care how i m getting out down south louisiana and the lonesome highway sound