Well, you've got to walk that lonesome valley
Well, you gotta go there by yourself
Well, there ain't nobody else gonna go there for you
You gotta go there by yourself
Now, mother walked that lonesome valley
Now, mother walked, she walked it, walked it by herself
Oh, ain't nobody else could ever walk it for her
Ah, she had to walk it, she had to walk it by herself
Yeah, you've gotta walk that lonesome valley
Gotta, gotta, gotta go, yeah, by yourself
Ain't nobody else will go there for you
Well, you gotta go there by yourself
Now father walked in that lonesome valley
Now father walked it, he walked it by himself
Nobody else could walk it for him
Well, he had to walk it, he had to walk it by himself
Well, you've got to walk that lonesome valley
Well, you gotta go there by yourself
Well, there ain't nobody else gonna go there with you
Well, you know you gotta go, you know you gotta get there by yourself
Well, you know you gotta walk that lonesome valley
Well, you know you gotta go there by yourself
Well, there ain't nobody here that gonna go there with you
You gotta go there by yourself
By yourself