[00:00.00]On The Banks Of The Old Pontchartrain - Hank Williams
[00:05.34]I traveled from Texas to old Louisanne
[00:10.40]Through valleys oer mountains and plains
[00:15.25]Both footsore and weary I rested awhile
[00:20.22]On the banks of the old Pontchartrain
[00:25.20]The fairest young maiden that I ever saw
[00:30.08]Passed by as it started to rain
[00:35.23]We both found a shelter beneath the same tree
[00:40.28]On the banks of the old Pontchartrain
[01:05.23]We hid from the shower an hour or so
[01:10.36]She asked me how long I'd remain
[01:15.37]I told her that I'd spend the rest of my days
[01:20.43]On the banks of the old Pontchartrain
[01:45.41]I just couldn't tell her that I ran away
[01:50.96]From jail on a West Texas plain
[01:56.12]I prayed in my heart I would never be found
[02:01.26]On the banks of the old Pontchartrain
[02:06.56]Then one day a man put his hand on my arm
[02:11.73]And said I must go west again
[02:16.89]I left her alone without saying goodbye
[02:22.06]On the banks of the old Pontchartrain
[02:27.35]Tonight as I sit here alone in my cell
[02:32.57]I know that she's waiting in vain
[02:37.79]I'm hoping and praying someday to return
[02:42.91]On the banks of the old Pontchartrain