Lyrics
But as the moon rose in the glory, you could hear those children singing
There i told the saddest story, there i told the saddest story
It has been but quite a few years, there i told the saddest story
But i missed the one who i d been waiting for, those familiar scenes i passed Norman, as she bid farewell to me far across the fields of cotton
sadness came to me as she pointed to a spot
All the world seems lonely, it s a village down in sunny tennessee, to that girl i loved in sunny tennessee
But as the moon rose in the glory, my old homestead i drew near, but i missed the one who i d been waiting for
As the train run in at last, sadness came to me as she pointed to a spot
In the little churchyard lot, there i told the saddest story
I was speeding on a train, you could hear those children singing In, she s grown nearer to my heart
and each day we ve been apart
On one morning bright and clear, to that girl i loved in sunny tennessee
As she bid farewell to me far across the fields of cotton, as the train run in at last
when i kissed my mother at the station door
But i missed the one who i d been waiting for, when the crowd gathered round
since i kissed away her tears
As i whispered mother dear, it has been but quite a few years
that would carry me back again
that would carry me back again
As i whispered mother dear, to that girl i loved in sunny tennessee
as the train run in at last