[Verse 1]
Hear that lonesome whippoorwill
Sounds too blue to fly
Ah, the midnight train is whining low
I'm so lonesome I could cry

[Verse 2]
Did you ever see a night so long
When time goes crawling by?
The moon just went behind the clouds
Yeah, to hide its face and cry

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 1]
Yeah, now did you hear that lonesome old whippoorwill
Lord, he sounds too blue to fly
The midnight train, she's whining low
Hey, I'm so lonesome I could cry