You've got to walk that lonesome valley Well, you gotta go by yourself Well, ain't nobody gonna go there for you You know, you gotta go You know, gotta go there all by yourself Now mother walked that lonesome valley Now mother walked, she walked it, walked by herself Oh, ain't nobody else could ever walk it for her She had to walk it She had to walk it by herself Yeah, you've got to walk that lonesome valley You gotta, gotta go there by yourself Ain't nobody else to go there for you Well, you gotta go, oh, there by yourself Well, now father walked that lonesome valley Now father walked it, he walked it by himself Ain't 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 Ain't nobody else don't wanna go there with you Oh, you know you gotta go by yourself Well, John was a BaptistNow he was, he was a JewHe wrote that holy, holy BibleThe Bible tells us That, that he was a preacher too Now you know you've got to walk that lonesome valley Well, you know you gotta go there by yourself Ain't nobody else gonna go there with you Now you know you gotta walk there all by yourself Well, you've got to walk that lonesome valley Well, you know you gotta go there by yourself Well, ain't nobody else are gonna go there with you You know you gotta go there by yourself, by yourself
You've got to walk that lonesome valley Well, you gotta go by yourself Well, ain't nobody gonna go there for you You know, you gotta go You know, gotta go there all by yourself Now mother walked that lonesome valley Now mother walked, she walked it, walked by herself Oh, ain't nobody else could ever walk it for her She had to walk it She had to walk it by herself Yeah, you've got to walk that lonesome valley You gotta, gotta go there by yourself Ain't nobody else to go there for you Well, you gotta go, oh, there by yourself Well, now father walked that lonesome valley Now father walked it, he walked it by himself Ain't 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 Ain't nobody else don't wanna go there with you Oh, you know you gotta go by yourself Well, John was a BaptistNow he was, he was a JewHe wrote that holy, holy BibleThe Bible tells us That, that he was a preacher too Now you know you've got to walk that lonesome valley Well, you know you gotta go there by yourself Ain't nobody else gonna go there with you Now you know you gotta walk there all by yourself Well, you've got to walk that lonesome valley Well, you know you gotta go there by yourself Well, ain't nobody else are gonna go there with you You know you gotta go there by yourself, by yourself