I Had My Hopes Up High Lyrics - Ely Joe

Well I left my home out on the great High Plains 

Headed for some new terrain 

Standin' on the highway with my coffe cup 

A' Wonderin' who was gonna pick me up 

I had my hopes up high--I never thought that I 

Would ever wonder why I ever said good-by 

I had my hopes up high 

Well, the first ride I got was in a dynamite truck 

The driver kept a' tellin' me his bad luck 

As we swerved around the curves I began to shout 

Hey-ey mister would you let me out 

I had my hopes up high--I never though that I 

Would ever wonder why I ever said good-by 

I had my hopes up high 

And the next ride I got was with a man in trouble 

The beard on his face was all in a stubble 

Runnin' from the law he was goin' ninety-nine, 

I said hey-ey mister you're out of your mind 

I had my hopes up high--I never thought that I 

Would ever wonder why I ever said good-by 

I had my hopes up high 

Oh, the next ride I got was with a preacher man 

Told me that the wicked would be buried in sand 

Don't know why I did it but I lost control 

Hey-ey Papa would you save my soul 

I had my hopes up high--I never thought that I 

Would ever wonder why I ever said good-by 

I had my hopes up high 

And I finally got a ride on a carnival train 

Nearly blew away in a hurricane 

I got to thinkin' bout that preacher down in Louisianne 

Sittin' on the Delta Siftin' sand 

I had my hopes up high--I never thought that I 

Would ever wonder why I ever said good-by 

I had my hopes up high 

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