He just hopped the Jamestown ferry It's not a hot day in January, like he said it'd beIf he ever left me, a case of gone was all he'd carryAs he got on the Jamestown ferry And he said that gone was all he'd ever beI didn't think that he'd leave me After saying how much he needs meBut the fact still remains I'm sitting here all aloneMissing the lover of my baby Lord, it's about to drive me crazyHe was the sweetest piece of heaven I've ever knownHe just hopped the Jamestown ferry It's not a hot day in January, like he said it'd beIf he ever left me, a case of gone was all he'd carryAs he got on the Jamestown ferry And he said that gone was all he'd ever beAs I walk through his kingdom All the honky-tonks and barsI remember how he'd hold me And comfort me with talkHe made me cuss with every breath He had a soothing Southern drawlHe made me feel like a lady through it allHe just hopped the Jamestown ferry It's not a hot day in January, like he said it'd beIf he ever left me, a case of gone was all he'd carryAs he got on the Jamestown ferry And he said that gone was all he'd ever beHe just hopped the Jamestown ferry It's not a hot day in January, like he said it'd beHe just hopped the Jamestown ferry It's not a hot day in January, like he said it'd beIf he ever left me, a case of gone was all he'd carry