Night Rider's Lament

[Verse 1]

One night while I was out a-ridin'

The graveyard shift, midnight 'til dawn

The moon was bright as a readin' light

For a letter from an old friend back home

[Chorus]

And he asked me, why do you ride for your money

Tell me why do you rope for short pay

You ain't a-gettin' nowhere and you're losin' your share

Boy, you must've gone crazy out there

[Verse 2]

He said, "Last night I ran on to Jenny

And she's married and she has a good life

Boy, you sure missed the track, when you never came back

She's the perfect professional's wife"

[Chorus]

And she asked me, "Why does he ride for his money?

Tell me why does he rope for short pay?

He ain't a-gettin' nowhere and he's losin' his share

Boy, he must've gone crazy out there"

[Bridge]

Aw, but they've never seen the Northern Lights

They've never seen a hawk on the wing

They've never spent spring at the Great Divide

And they've never heard ol' Camp Cookie sing

[Verse 3]

So, I read up the last of my letter

And I tore off the stamp for black Jim

And when Billy rode up to relieve me

He just looked at my letter and he grinned

[Chorus]

And he said, "Now why do they ride for their money?

Tell me why do they ride for short pay?

They ain't a-gettin nowhere, and they're losin' their share

Boy, they must have gone crazy out there"

[Outro]

Son, they all must be crazy out there

Yodeling