《On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain》歌词

[00:00:00] On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain - Rose Maddox

[00:00:11] I traveled from Texas to old Louisianne through

[00:00:18] Valleys o'er mountains and plains

[00:00:23] Both footsore and weary

[00:00:26] I rested awhile on the banks of the old Ponchartrain

[00:00:34] The fairest young man that

[00:00:37] I ever did see passed by as it started to rain

[00:00:45] We both found a shelter beneath the same tree

[00:00:50] On the banks of the old Ponchartrain

[00:00:56] We hid from the shower an hour or so he asked me

[00:01:03] How long I'd remain

[00:01:07] I told him that I'd spend the rest of my days

[00:01:13] On the banks of the old Ponchartrain

[00:01:30] I just couldn't tell him that

[00:01:33] I ran away from jail on a west Texas plain

[00:01:41] I prayed in my heart

[00:01:44] I would never be found on the banks of the old Ponchartrain

[00:01:52] Then one day a man put his hand on my arm and said

[00:01:59] I must go west again

[00:02:03] I left him alone without saying goodbye

[00:02:09] On the banks of the old Ponchartrain

[00:02:14] Tonight as I sit here alone in my cell

[00:02:20] I know that he's waiting in vain

[00:02:25] I'm hoping and praying someday to return

[00:02:31] To the banks of the old Ponchartrain