Long Gone Lonesome Blues

I went down to the river to watch the fish swim by But I got to the river so lonesome I wanted to die, oh Lord And then I jumped in the river, but the doggone river was dry I had me a woman, she couldn't be true She made me for my money and she made me blue A man needs a woman that he can lean on But my leanin' post is done left and gone She's long gone, and now I'm lonesome blue Gonna find me a river, onе that's cold as ice When I find me that rivеr, Lord I'm gonna pay the price, oh Lord I'm goin' down in it three times, but I'm only comin' up twice She told me on Sunday she was checkin' me out Along about Monday she was nowhere about And here it is Tuesday, ain't had no news I got them gone but not forgotten blues She's long gone, and now I'm lonesome blue