Lonesome And Dry As A Bone Lyrics - Ricky Skaggs

The shadows are creepin', across the dirt mound, way down in the bottoms below 

And the willows are weepin', A sad mournful sound, that says she ain't comin' home 

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And the moon rides high in the cottonwood trees, and the last birds of summer have flown 

I'm high as a pine up on sycamore ridge, Lonesome and dry as a bone, Lonesome and dry as a bone 

The springtime came early, along with it rain, and the fever was goin' around 

It took the hand of my darlin', my prayers were in vain, now she's layin' in the cold, cold ground 

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And the moon rides high in the cottonwood trees, and the last birds of summer have flown 

I'm high as a pine up on sycamore ridge, Lonesome and dry as a bone, Lonesome and dry as a bone 

Whoa how I loved her and lost her, but somehow I keep hangin' on, no doubt I'm bound for a lifetime 

Lonesome and dry as a bone, lonesome and dry as a bone 

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And the moon rides high in the cottonwood trees, and the last birds of summer have flown 

I'm high as a pine up on sycamore ridge, Lonesome and dry as a bone, Lonesome and dry as a bone