well today has been a sad ol lonesome day yeah today has been a sad ol lonesome day i m just sitting here thinking with my mind a million miles away well they re doing the double shuffle throwing sand on the floor they re doing the double shuffle they re throwing sand on the floor when i left my long time darling she was standing in the door well my pa he died and left me my brother got killed in the war well my pa he died and left me my brother got killed in the war my sister she ran off and got married never was heard of anymore samantha brown lived in my house for about four or five months samantha brown lived in my house for about four or five months don t know how it looked to other people i never slept with her even once well the road s washed out weather not fit for man or beast yeah the road s washed out weather not fit for man or beast funny how the things you have the hardest time parting with are the things you need the least well i m forty miles from the mill i m dropping it into overdrive i m forty miles from the mill i m dropping it into overdrive setting my dial on the radio i wish my mother was still alive i seen your loverman coming coming across the barren field i see your loverman coming coming cross the barren field he not a gentleman at all he rotten to the core he s a coward and he steals  well my captain he s decorated he s well schooled and he s skilled my captain he s decorated he s well schooled and he s skilled hes not sentimental dont bother him at all how many of his pals have been killed last night the wind was whispering i was trying to make out what it was last night the wind was whispering something i was trying to make out what it was yeah i tell myself something s coming but it never does i m gonna spare the defeated i m gonna speak to the crowd i m gonna spare the defeated boys i m going to speak to the crowd i m gonna teach peace to the conquered i m gonna tame the proud well the leaves are rustling in the wood things are falling off of the shelf leaves are rustling in the wood things are falling off the shelf you re gonna need my help sweetheart you can t make love all by yourself1