Ain't it hard to be lonesome When you're sleepin' all by yourself? Ain't it hard to be lonesome When you're sleepin' all by yourself? Now, and the one that you lovin' Has done gotten in touch with somebody else I love my, baby An' I tell the world I do Lord, I love my baby And I tell the world I do Now, mama some a these days I hope she come to love me too Yeah Yeah Yeah I don't want none-a-these funny women If they don't know how to rob and steal I don't want none-a-these funny women If they don't know how to rob and steal What'd you gonna do? You work yourself to death In some poor farmer's field What you want with a woman, now now She don't no yes from no, yeah What you want with a woman, woo She don't know yes from no An' what you want with one of good lookin' women Is she don't know gee from haw Yeah Yeah