Lord I'm So Weary
Gordon Lightfoot
Oh Lord I'm so weary Oh Lord I'm so weary Someday not I'm gonna be weary no more, weary no more, Lord I'm so weary Oh Lord I'm so weary Someday not I'm gonna be weary no more Oh Lord I'm so weary Oh Lord I'm so weary Someday not I'm gonna be weary no more, weary no more, Lord I'm so weary Oh Lord I'm so weary Someday not I'm gonna be weary no more When I was gone that river boy Early every morning Work all day and work all night To bring that food around I get no sleep I get no rest I get only warnings And I can view that river say All that drag me down Oh Lord I'm so weary Oh Lord I'm so weary Someday not I'm gonna be weary no more, weary no more, Lord I'm so weary Oh Lord I'm so weary Someday not I'm gonna be weary no more Then I could be on the back just praying Underneath the strainment While on the road, enough these bails More they must lay down And I could feel my knees go weak I feel my feet sleeping And I can feel I want to hold All that drag me down Oh Lord I'm so weary Oh Lord I'm so weary Someday not I'm gonna be weary no more, weary no more, Lord I'm so weary Oh Lord I'm so weary Someday not I'm gonna be weary no more And on the day of Fort Lowell All my days just fighting For my life and for my pay No more of worries now That dare old river Scarf River There is no use in fighting All these days are far away All that drag me down Oh Lord I'm so weary Oh Lord I'm so weary Someday not I'm gonna be weary no more, weary no more, Lord I'm so weary Oh Lord I'm so weary Someday not I'm gonna be weary no more Oh Lord I'm so weary Oh Lord I'm so weary Someday not I'm gonna be weary no more, weary no more, Lord I'm so weary Oh Lord I'm so weary Someday not I'm gonna be weary no more Someday not I'm gonna be weary no more