[Verse 1]
It's been seven long lonesome years
Since my sight gone and run away
Been seven more years since I run from home
For to find me a place to stay

I'm just a stray cat, selling my soul on the streets
Some call me wicked, some call me smart
But I ain't seen the same since my bitter farewell
Left my tongue and my home so far

[Chorus]
Well, I seen the moon
And I seen the sinking stars
I seen deep down into
My true love's eyes
Ain't nothing more I'm a-wishing to be seeing

[Verse 2]
The singing I followed down to the railroad tracks
Where I heard that lonesome whistle blowing
And the earth she was shaking at the steel track's mighty roar
And the smell of coal told me where I's a-going

The very last thing that my poor eyes did see
Was my true love walking lonesome in the rain
Lord, I held her too tight and I crushed her precious heart
Now I'm walking lonesome, too, inside the rain

[Chorus]
Well, I seen the rain
And I seen the rising sun
I seen true joy inside
My true love's dear smile
Ain't nothing more I'm a-wishing to be seeing