▁song ▁include ▁Little ▁Jimmy ▁Dick ens ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁S ke eter ▁Davis ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁G ille y ▁stated ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁that ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁while ▁Ba um ▁composed ▁the ▁music , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁is ▁" No . ▁ 1 1 8 ▁in ▁my ▁fol io ▁of ▁songs ". ▁" They ' ll ▁Never ▁Take ▁Her ▁Love ▁from ▁Me ", ▁cred ited ▁to ▁Leon ▁Pay ne . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁by ▁H ank ▁Williams ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁with ▁later ▁versions ▁by ▁Roy ▁Ac uff , ▁Johnny ▁H orton , ▁George ▁Jones , ▁and ▁many ▁more . ▁G ille y ▁handed ▁the ▁original ▁ly ric ▁sheet ▁to ▁a ▁neighbor ▁girl , ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁would ▁soon ▁be ▁heard ▁on ▁the ▁radio , ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁should ▁remember ▁he ▁wrote ▁it . ▁" I ' m ▁So ▁L ones ome ▁I ▁Could ▁Cry ", ▁co - written ▁with ▁Carter ▁Gib bs , ▁recorded ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁by ▁H ank ▁Williams , ▁who ▁released ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁B - side ▁in ▁November . ▁The ▁F og gy ▁River ▁Boys ▁covered ▁the ▁song ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁with ▁later ▁notable ▁versions ▁from ▁Mart y ▁Rob b ins ▁( 1 9 5 7 ), ▁Andy ▁Williams ▁( 1 9 5 9 ), ▁Johnny ▁C ash ▁( 1 9 6 0 ) ▁and ▁W anda ▁Jackson ▁( 1 9 6 5