Come all you weary mistrels A warning take by me I've been too long upon this road To sing in harmony I've been alone for much too long My wanderin' days are through I wish someone would ask me in I'd welcome it from you I have not been contented Too long I've been unblessed But if you would only love me I would be confessed I've sat beside the devil I've gambled on a fall I've sung for drinks in houses Where I got no thanks at all And everything I've done was left To do some other day When the talkin's done The drinks are gone There's nothin' left to say I have not been contented Too long I've been unblessed But if you would only love me I would be confessed I've watched the days go slowly I've seen the seasons fall And hidden in the doorways To shelter from the cold I have made my life in riddles And lived inside the lies Now I'd like to step in side awhile Throw off my disguise I have not been contented Too long I've been unblessed But if you would only love me I would be confessed