And I'm goin'
Way down
Winden
Lord, I'm gonna try to leave here today
Tell 'em I believe I'll find my way
And that train is just that way
Gotta go on that train
I said I'd even broke my
Jaw
Job
Boys, if you out and runnin' around in this world this train will wreck your mind
(Spoken: Your life, too)
Lord, I once was a
Hobo
I crossed a many a point
But I decided I'd go down the frog
Travelin' light
And take it as it comes
(Spoken: I reckon' you know the fireman and the engineer would, too)
There are so many people have gone down today
And this fast train north and southern traveling light and clear
Oooo-ooh, I wanna ride your train
I said, "Look here, engineer, can I ride your train?"
He said, "Look here, you oughta know this train ain't mine and you're asking me in vain"
Said, "You go to the Western Union, you might get a chance"
(Spoken: I didn't know the Western Union run no train)
Said, "You go to the Western Union, you might get a chance"
You might get wire to some of your people and your fare will be sent right ahere
(Spoken: Hadn't thought that's the way it is)
I wanna go home, and that train is done gone dead
I wanna go, that train is done gone dead
I done lost my
Wife and my three little children, and my mother's sick in bed
Oooo-ooh please, help me win my fare
'Cause I'm a travelin' man, boys I can't stay here