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Saddest Man in Texas
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-36Saddest Man in Texas You hear that moan? You hear that pitiful cry? That ain’t no train, It’s just a fool goin’ by. He’s making ready to leave, A broken heart on his sleeve, Saddest man in Texas! He had no business going fooling around. He made his bed and now he’s ’bout to lay down. He be sleeping alone; the boy, he’s blue to the bone. Saddest man in Texas! Saddest man you ever saw From Marfa clear to Arkansas, Texline all the way to Texas City. Saddest man from earth you know From Paris, Rome, and Tokyo, Saddest man from Conway clear to Twitty. His walking papers took him right out the door. She don’t need him now, She did not need him before. From cactus down to the coast, He’s got the misery the most. Saddest man in Texas! Sadness is his occupation Cries himself to dehydration Saddest man that I can recall. So morose it made him mean, He got run out of Abilene Now he can’t go to happy at all. Last time I seen the boy He’s down on his knees, Hat in his hand and begging “Please, baby, please!” Won’t you just take a look Right here in Guinness’s book. Saddest man in Texas! -37Alice , Dallas to Palacious, People crying “goodness gracious,” Listen to that silly fool cry. He damned near drowned in Amarillo, Crying in his motel pillow, Maybe someday he will run dry. Check Mr. Webster for the right words to use. There ain’t no synonym for singing the blues. In a maliferous mood, he’s a lugubrious dude, Saddest man in Texas! From cactus down to the coast He’s got the miseries the most Saddest man in Texas! Copyright © 2002 Steven Fromholz Esteban Publishing (ASCAP) ...