Lyrics Night Rider's Lament - Jerry Jeff Walker
Michael
Burton
One
night
while
I
was
out
a
ridin'
The
grave
yard
shift,
midnight
'til
dawn
The
moon
was
bright
as
a
readin'
light
For
a
letter
from
an
old
friend
back
home
And
he
asked
me
Why
do
you
ride
for
your
money
Tell
me
why
do
you
rope
for
short
pay
You
ain't
a'gettin'
nowhere
And
you're
losin'
your
share
Boy,
you
must
have
gone
crazy
out
there
He
said
last
night
I
ran
on
to
Jenny
She's
married
and
has
a
good
life
And
boy
you
sure
missed
the
track
When
you
never
come
back
She's
the
perfect
professional's
wife
And
she
asked
me
Why
does
he
ride
for
his
money
And
tell
me
why
does
he
rope
for
short
pay
He
ain't
a'gettin'
nowhere
And
he's
losin'
his
share
Boy
he
must've
gone
crazy
out
there
Ah
but
they've
never
seen
the
Northern
Lights
They've
never
seen
a
hawk
on
the
wing
They've
never
spent
spring
on
the
Great
Divide
And
they've
never
heard
ole'
camp
cookie
sing
Well
I
read
up
the
last
of
my
letter
And
I
tore
off
the
stamp
for
black
Jim
And
when
Billy
rode
up
to
relieve
me
He
just
looked
at
my
letter
and
grinned
He
said
now
Why
do
they
ride
for
their
money
Tell
me
why
do
they
ride
for
short
pay
They
ain't
a'gettin'
nowhere
And
they're
losin'
their
share
Boy,
they
must've
gone
crazy
out
there
Son,
they
all
must
be
crazy
out
there
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