Singer of sad songs

Widow Jones couldn't make it on her own Frank was 'lectrafied leaving six kids half grown In her misery she sent for me the singer of sad songs And I sympathized and eulogized Frank Jones. And she...

Well, I've come here to tell you boys I'm ragged but I'm right I'm a tramp and a rounder I stay out late at night. I pour a high steak Three times a day for my board That's more than any loafer In...

By the banks of the river where the willows grow cold Wild birds warble the strange soundin' song By the banks of the river where the waters run cold Well that's where I first listened the lies that...

If I were a carpenter and you were a lady Would you marry me anyway would you have my baby If a thinker were my trade would you still find me Carrying the pots I made following behind me. Save my love...

When loneliness is knocking at my mind Happiness is something I can't find Pleasure seem forty miles behind She comes running. If I stand in someone else's rain Feelin' forty million miles of pain She...

Oh baby, tell me what you gonna do Oh baby, tell me what you gonna do I'm sick and tired From foolin' round with you. Get up every morning pick up somethin' to eat I'm gonna go to work and you brush...

Donna on my mind when I get up in the morning,Donna on my mind the whole day through,love can't come so quick and real without any warning wonder if she's thinking of me too. Once I thought that no...

I know your leaving's too long overdue For too long I've had nothing new to show you Goodbye dry eyes I've watched your plain feet off west to the moon It felt so strange to walk away alone. No...

What is it that brings you to this part of town Curiosity, conscience or fate I know it's not love for I once gave you love And all you gave me was the gate. I got a feeling you've come back to just...