You got to walk that lonesome valley
Well, you got to walk it for yourself
Ain’t nobody else can walk it for you
You got to walk that valley for yourself.

My mother had to walk that lonesome valley
Well, she had to walk it for herself
It’s nobody else could walk it for her
Yes, she had to walk that valley for herself.

Oh yes, you got to walk that lonesome valley
Well, you got to walk it for yourself
It’s nobody else can walk it for you
You got to walk that valley for yourself.

My father had to walk that lonesome valley
He had to walk it for hisself
It’s nobody else could walk it for him
He had to walk that valley for hisself.

Oh, Jesus had to walk that lonesome valley
He had to walk it for hisself
It’s nobody else could walk it for him
He had to walk that valley for hisself.

Oh yes, you got to walk that lonesome valley
Well, you got to walk it for yourself
It’s nobody else can walk it for you
You got to walk that valley for yourself.