he just caught the jamestown ferry it s not a hot day in january like he said it d be if he ever left me a case of gone was all he carried as he got on the jamestown ferry he said that gone was all he d ever be i didn t think that he d leave me after saying how much he needs me but the fact still remains i m sittin here all alone missin the lovin of my baby lord it s about to drive me crazy he was the sweetest piece of heaven i ve ever known he just caught the jamestown ferry it s not a hot day in january like he said it d be if he ever left me a case of gone was all he carried as he got on the jamestown ferry he said that gone was all he d ever be as i walk through his kingdom of honkey tonks and bars i remember how he d hold me and comfort me with talk he didn t cuss with every breath he had a soothing southern drawl made me feel like a lady through it all he just caught the jamestown ferry it s not a hot day in january like he said it d be if he ever left me a case of gone was all he carried as he got on the jamestown ferry he said that gone was all he d ever be he just caught the jamestown ferry it s not a hot day in january like he said it d be if he ever left me