harry belafonte
by the time i get to phoenix
By the time I get to Phoenix she'll be rising She'll find the note I left hanging on her door Oh she'll laugh when she reads the part that says I'm leaving 'Cause I've left that girl so many times before  By the time I make Albuquerque she'll be working She'll probably stop at lunch and give me a call But she'll just hear that phone keep on ringing of the wall that's all  By the time I make Oklahoma she'll be sleeping She'll turn softly and call my name out low And she'll cry just to think I'd really leave her oh Though time and time I've tried to tell her so She just didn't know I would really go