I wanna die, I wanna die   Down south Louisiana   And the gray evening sky      I wanna die   I don't care how, I'm getting out   Down south Louisiana   And the lonesome highway sound      Well, there's a Cajun lady   Down in New Orleans   There's a Cajun lady   And I saw her in my dream      Well, if I'd held her in my arms, girls   Oh, and if I'd held her in my arms   Our friendly love   Might have kept my heart from harm      But I'm out here on this road, girls   And I'm out here on the road   And I'm just a poor girl   And I ain't got a home      And I wanna die   I don't care how, I'm getting out   Down south Louisiana   And the lonesome highway sound      Oh, I ain't got a home, girls   And I ain't got a home   And it's through this world I ramble   And it's through this world I roam      Well, as through this world I ramble   And as through this world I roam   I'm just a poor girl   And I ain't got a home      And I wanna die, I wanna die   Down south Louisiana   And the gray evening sky      Well, I wanna die   I don't care how, I'm getting out   Down south Louisiana   And the lonesome highway sound