Polliwog in sunset, Razorback in Maine, Bring the bonnie baby To my lap again. Ain't no baby cryin', Ain't no man alive, Needs a barren woman To be his bonnie bride. Lonely, I'm so lonely! Coyote in the moonlight, Watching o'er his prey, Bring that bonnie baby To my lips today. Ain't no soul a-growin', Ain't no breathless frog Leapin' in my body, Heaven's hollow log. Lonely, I'm so lonely! Shepherd at the sunrise, Leaning on his cane, Bring that bonnie baby To my lap again. Ain't no sheep for flockin', Ain't no reason why I've neither son nor daughter To kiss me when I die. Lonely, I'm so lonely!