Sister, soak the beans   I'll be comin Home to Chop the Onion   Mama, light the stove   It'll take a while for the cornbread to get done   I'll be comin' home   I've had enough, I'm done with self-denial   Can't you hear me moan?   Set the table, I'll be there in a while      Workin' on the run   Burnin' cactus down on the Rio Grande   No shade from the sun   Just wishin' I'd get done with shovelin' sand      Sister, soak the beans   I'll be comin Home to Chop the Onion   Mama, light the stove   It'll take a while for the cornbread to get done   I'll be comin' home   I've had enough, I'm done with self-denial   Can't you hear me moan?   Set the table, I'll be there in a while      I been gone so long   Callin' cattle on the Goodnight Lovin' Line   Can't you hear my song   The canteen's dry as the dust that's in my eyes      Sister, soak the beans   I'll be comin Home to Chop the Onion   Mama, light the stove   It'll take a while for the cornbread to get done   I'll be comin' home   I've had enough, I'm done with self-denial   Can't you hear me moan?   Set the table, I'll be there in a while      Last time I got stuck   In a Yankee city up above the Dixon Line   I run plum out of luck   Not an inch of enchalada could I find      I'll be comin' home   I've had enough, I'm done with self-denial   No Peace can I find   Set the table, I'll be there in a while