Lonesome soul am I
Here's the reason why
Just cause I left my home a thousand miles away

Folks all turn me down
Not a friend in town
That's how you hear this broken baby say

I'm a good gal, but I'm a thousand miles from home
I'm a good gal, but I'm in this man's town alone

No more coffee in my coffee pot
No more sugar in my bowl
Nothing but this lonesome longing for good jelly roll.
I'm a good gal, but I sure ain't understood
No one tries to do me any good like they should
I'm broken, hungry, need a meal
But I'm too proud to beg or steal
Cause I'm a good gal, but I'm a thousand miles from home.

I'm a good gal, I'm a thousand miles from home
I'm a good gal and I'm in this man's town alone
No more coffee in my coffee pot
No more sugar in my bowl
Nothing but this sweet, sweet longing
For sweet jelly roll.

I'm a good gal, but I sure ain't understood
No one tries to do me any good like they should
I'm broken, hungry, need a meal
But I'm too proud to beg or steal
Cause I'm a good gal, but I'm a thousand miles from home."