Late at night when all the stars are gone An old man sweeps the auditorium He'll close his eyes and sing into his broom From an empty stage into an empty room He sold everything he owned to come to town But he had to take this job when the chips were down Now He sweeping up the biggest show in history He's The Phantom Of The Grand Ole Opry Now every night he sings when they leave On a stage where he always dreamed he'd be He puts on the greatest show you'll ever see He's The Phantom Of The Grand Ole Opry Well he writes and tells his folks he's doing fine He expects to hit the big one anytime But he don't let on, he's sleeping in the street He's The Phantom Of The Grand Ole Opry Now every night he sings when they leave There, On a stage where he always dreamed he'd be He puts on the greatest show you'll never see He's The Phantom Of The Grand Ole Opry If they would only listen, they would know Then they say, Man, this guy should be on the radio But at night when they go home, he sings for free He's The Phantom Of The Grand Ole Opry The Phantom Of The Grand Ole Opry He's The Phantom Of The Grand Ole Opry