Freight Train Blues Lyrics

I was born in Dixie in a boomer′s shack
In a little shanty by the railroad track
The humming of the drivers was my lullaby
And a freight train whistle taught me how to cry

I got the freight train blues, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy
Got 'em in the bottom of my rambling shoes
And when the whistle blows, I got to go, oh Lordy
Yes, I′m never gonna lose the freight train blues

My daddy was a fireman and my mama dear
Was the only daughter of an engineer
My sweetie was a brakeman and that ain't no joke
Ain't it a shame how she keeps me broke
I know I′m old enough to quit my running ′round
I've tried a hundred times to stop and settle down
But every time I find a place I want to stay
I hear a freight train whistle and I′m on my way

I got the freight train blues, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy
Got 'em in the bottom of my rambling shoes
And when the whistle blows, I got to go, oh Lordy
Yes, I′m never gonna lose the freight train blues

There's that old mournful whistle
So, so long