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Hank Williams - On The Banks Of The Old Ponchartrain Lyrics

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  • Recorded by: hank williams, sr.
  • Written by: hank williams sr. & ramona vincent
  • I [a] travelled from [a7] texas to [d] old louis-[a] anne
  • Thru valleys, oer mountains and [e7] plains
  • Both [a] footsore and [a7] weary I [d] rested a-[a] while
  • On the [e7] banks of the old ponchar-[a] train.
  • The fairest young maiden that I ever saw
  • Passed by as it started to rain
  • We both found a shelter beneath the same tree
  • On the banks of the old ponchartrain.
  • We hid from the shower an hour or so
  • She asked me how long Id remain
  • I told her that Id spend the rest of my days
  • On the banks of the old ponchartrain.
  • I just couldnt tell her that I ran away
  • From jail on a west texas plain
  • I prayed in my heart I would never be found
  • On the banks of the old ponchartrain.
  • 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 ponchartrain.
  • Tonight as I sit here alone in my cell
  • I know that shes waiting in vain
  • Im hoping and praying someday to return
  • To the banks of the old ponchartrain.

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