Well, you've got to walk that lonesome valley Well, you gotta go there by yourself Well, there ain't nobody else gonna go there for you You gotta go there by yourself Now, mother walked that lonesome valley Now, mother walked, she walked it, walked it by herself Oh, ain't nobody else could ever walk it for her Ah, she had to walk it, she had to walk it by herself Yeah, you've gotta walk that lonesome valley Gotta, gotta, gotta go, yeah, by yourself Ain't nobody else will go there for you Well, you gotta go there by yourself Now father walked in that lonesome valley Now father walked it, he walked it by himself Nobody else could walk it for him Well, he had to walk it, he had to walk it by himself Well, you've got to walk that lonesome valley Well, you gotta go there by yourself Well, there ain't nobody else gonna go there with you Well, you know you gotta go, you know you gotta get there by yourself Well, you know you gotta walk that lonesome valley Well, you know you gotta go there by yourself Well, there ain't nobody here that gonna go there with you You gotta go there by yourself By yourself