The Lonesomest Lonesome Song Lyrics and Chords by Ray Price
The Lonesomest Lonesome
Recorded by Ray Price
Written by Mac Davis
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Well I
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scorched your favorite pan this morning
Trying to make some pancakes
Spilled the grease had to stop and mop the floor
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Sat there like a little baby crying in my cornflakes
I don't think I can take it any more baby come
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home
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lone-somest lonesome I've ever
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known
Late last
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night I woke up
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trembling
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arms wrapped round your pillow
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lump as big as Texas in my
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throat
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Sat there in the dark and played my guitar till the sun came up
And wrote the saddest song I ever wrote baby come
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lone-somest lonesome I've ever
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known
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lonesomest lonesome
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oh the saddest sad
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I've ever been a
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lone
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You were the best thing this
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poor boy ever
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had
Now you're
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gone
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tonight I'm gonna get down on my knees and say a prayer
For the first time since I can't remember when
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maybe if I'm lucky when I wake up in the morning
You'll be soft and warm beside me once again baby come
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lonesomest
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lonesome I've ever
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known
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Baby come
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FAQ
Who sang the the song The Lonesomest Lonesome?
- The song The Lonesomest Lonesome was sang by Ray Price.
Who is Ray Price?
- Noble Ray Price (January 12, 1926 - December 16, 2013) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone is regarded as among the best male voices of country music, and his innovations, such as propelling the country beat from 2/4 to 4/4, known as the "Ray Price beat", helped make country music more popular. Some of his well-known recordings include "Release Me", "Crazy Arms", "Heartaches by the Number", "For the Good Times", "Night Life", and "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me". He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1996. He continued to record and tour into his 80s.