Lyrics
New Orleans (Oh bless me)
New Orleans told me she was out of order too
Birmingham said stop along the way
Usually the one that leaving isn’t feeling like a fool
That’s usual but that aint it today
Oh bless me when those tears fall down her cheeks
Looking like two diamonds in the sky
I did a good woman wrong, I said farewell and I was gone
Now all I do is hang my head and cry
I went out to Denver to get myself some smoke
But the town of Denver locked the door
And Salt Lake City Utah hasn’t got the time for folks
Who gamble and who fraternize with whores
Oh bless me when those tears fall down her cheeks
Looking like two diamonds in the sky
Let the truth be told I would sale my very soul
To dry the lake of tear drops from her eyes
I went back to Carolina thinking it could ease my mind
But when I got there was a wall of pine
And old Kentucky bluegrass couldn’t help but sing the blues
While the bourbon drowns the shame I hide inside
Oh bless me when those tears fall down her cheeks
Looking like two diamonds in the sky
Let my story tell there’s a special place in hell
For a man who makes good hearted women cry