[Verse 1] Nearly broken hearted since the day that I once started from my Wabash home, Indiana's sweet and it's a place that's hard to beat but then I longed to roam, My old homestead I now can see, I had a girl was as sweet as could be, Now ev'ry day I'm so lonesome it's misery. [Chorus] Oh, those Wabash Blues,I know,I got my dues, A lonesome soul am I, I feel that I could die, Candle light that gleams,Haunts me in my dreams, I'll pack my walking shoes, to lose those Wabash Blues. [2nd Chorus] Thru the sycamore the candle light is shining bright, Mem'ry brings the scent of new mown hay to me each night, I am starting for that spot no need to ask me when, I'll be leaving hoof prints t'ward the old home road again. [Verse 2] I am just a mourner for each little nook and corner that I used to know, No more will I linger 'cause I see a warning finger pointing where to go, There's no reason why I should stay, I'll take a hint and I'll beat it away, Old mem'ries bring recollections the while I say [Chorus] Oh, those Wabash Blues,I know,I got my dues, A lonesome soul am I, I feel that I could die, Candle light that gleams, Haunts me in my dreams, I'll pack my walking shoes, to lose those Wabash Blues. [2nd Chorus] Thru the sycamore the candle light is shining bright, Mem'ry brings the scent of new mown hay to me each night, I am starting for that spot no need to ask me when, I'll be leaving hoof prints t'ward the old home road again. [Patter] 'Xpect to see the moonshine on the Wabash any night, Seems that such a picture's bound to turn me to the right, Making up my mind to see that home so far away, But until that happens here's the best that I can say.
