The floor creaks, The door squeaks, There's a field-mouse a-nibblin' on a broom And I sit by myself Like a cobweb on the shelf By myself in a lonely room
But when there's a moon in my window And it slants down a beam 'cross my bed Then the shadow of a tree Starts a-dancin' on the wall And a dream starts a-dancin' in my head And all the things I wish for Turn out like I want them to be And I'm better than that smart Aleck cowboy Who thinks he is better than me! And the girl that I want Ain't afraid of my arms, And her own soft arms keep me warm And her long, yellow hair, falls a-cross My face just like the rain in a storm!
The floor creaks, The door squeaks And the mouse starts a-nibblin' on the broom And the sun flicks my eyes It was all a pack of lies! I'm awake in a lonely room
I ain't gonna dream 'bout her no more! I ain't gonna leave her alone! Goin' outside, Get myself a bride, Get me a woman to call my own.