Long Gone Lonesome Blues

[ti:Long Gone Lonesome Blues] [ar:The Hit Crew] [al:Old School Country Classics: The 1950's, Vol. 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.06]Long Gone Lonesome Blues - The Hit Crew [00:04.81] [00:11.81]I went down to the river [00:13.71] [00:14.39]To watch the fish swim by [00:16.30] [00:19.65]But I got to the river so lonesome I wanted to die [00:23.97] [00:25.39]Oh lord [00:26.18] [00:27.18]And then I jumped in the river [00:29.24]But the doggone river was dry [00:31.87] [00:34.87]She's long gone [00:37.67] [00:39.19]And now I'm lonesome blue [00:43.52] [00:46.88]I had me a woman who couldn't be true [00:49.81] [00:50.67]She made me for my money [00:51.88]And she made me blue [00:53.91] [00:54.54]A man needs a woman that he can lean on [00:58.20]But my leanin' post is done left and gone [01:01.72] [01:04.66]She's long gone [01:07.95] [01:09.01]And now I'm lonesome blue [01:13.28] [01:27.74]I'm gonna find me a river [01:29.61] [01:30.50]One that's cold as ice [01:32.04] [01:35.50]And when I find me that river [01:36.93] [01:37.79]Lord I'm gonna pay the price oh lord [01:41.94] [01:43.24]I'm goin' down in it three times [01:45.70]But lord I'm only comin' up twice [01:49.26] [01:50.76]She's long gone and now I'm lonesome blue [01:59.67] [02:02.89]She told me on sunday she was checkin' me out [02:05.97] [02:06.65]Long about monday she was nowhere about [02:09.76] [02:10.45]And here it is Tuesday had no news [02:14.24]I got them gone but not forgotten blues [02:16.77] [02:20.58]She's long gone and now I'm lonesome blue