Engineer reach up and pull the whistle Let me hear that lonesome sound For it blends with the feeling that's in me The one I love has turned me down There's sixteen cars behind each engine I'll ride the last one to the end of the line I don't know where I'm going or where I'll wind up Just anything to ease my worried mind Engineer reach up and pull the whistle Let me hear that lonesome sound For it blends with the feeling that's in me The one I love has turned me down Break - fiddle I'm gonna catch me a freight train Lord I'm leaving this lonsome town The one I loved and gave my heart to For someone else she's turned me down Engineer reach up and pull the whistle Let me hear that lonesome sound For it blends with the feeling that's in me The one I love has turned me down Break Engineer reach up and pull the whistle Let me hear that lonesome sound For it blends with the feeling that's in me The one I love has turned me down