Goin' down the road, Lawd, Goin' down the road. Down the road, Lawd, Way, way down the road. Got to find somebody To help me carry this load. Road's in front o' me, Nothin' to do but walk. Road's in front o' me, Walk ... an' walk ... an' walk. I'd like to meet a good friend To come along an' talk. Hates to be lonely, Lawd, I hates to be sad. Says I hates to be lonely, Hates to be lonely an' sad, But ever' friend you finds seems Like they try to do you bad. Road, road, road, O! Road, road ... road ... road, road! Road, road, road, O! On the no'thern road. These Mississippi towns ain't Fit fer a hoppin' toad. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MARRIAGE by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS GO SLEEP, MA HONEY by EDWARD D. BARKER LESSER EPISTLES: TO A YOUNG LADY WITH SOME LAMPREYS by JOHN GAY A MORNING THOUGHT by EDWARD ROWLAND SILL MIRANDA'S SUPPER (VIRGINIA, 1866) by ELINOR WYLIE THE BROKEN WATER WHEEL by GHALIB IBN RIBAH AL-HAJJAM |