Hank Williams - On The Banks Of The Old Pontchartrain guitar chord

The Banks Of The Old Pontchartrain.

Hank Williams

1948

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I traveled from Texas to old Louisian',

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Through valleys, o'er mountains and plain.

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Both footsore and weary, I rested a while

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On the banks of the Old Pontchar-train.

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The fairest young maiden that I ever saw

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Passed by as it started to rain.

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We both found a shelter beneath the same tree

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On the banks of the Old Pontchar-train.

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I ventured a smile, but she thought I was bold.

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I hastened to try and explain,

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But somehow I knew I would linger a while

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On the banks of the Old Pontchar-train.

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We hid from the shower an hour or so.

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She asked me how long I'd remain.

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I told her I'd spend the rest of my life

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On the banks of the Old Pontchar-train.

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As time drifted by, we fell deeper in love,

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A love that could just bring her pain.

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I knew that one day I would leave her alone

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On the banks of the Old Pontchar-train.

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I just couldn't tell her that I ran away

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From jail on an old Texas plain.

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I prayed in my heart I would never be found

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On the banks of the Old Pontchar-train.

Then one day a man put his hand on my arm

And said I must go west again.

I left her alone without saying goodbye,

On the banks of the Old Pontchartrain.

Tonight as I sit here alone in my cell,

I know that she's waiting in vain.

I'm hoping and praying someday to return

To the banks of the Old Pontchartrain.