Letras de Railroad Blues

All aboard track 17
All aboard

Well this song is dedicated
To all the hard working pioneers of this country
Setting out and scouring the west
Bringing a railroad to where no man has ever been before

Johnny he worked on a railroad
Building on iron and steel
Worked his way out west now
The only sure thing′s his next meal

America was young
But she was a-growing
Laying tracks across the prairie
Not knowing where they're going
His mama didn′t want him leaving
But now he's heading out west
She said "Please don't go"
But he said "If I don′t I′ll never rest"

It wasn't always easy
Some of the boys died
Johnny wrote letters
But he received no reply

Johnny he worked on a railroad
Building on iron and steel
Worked his way out west now
The only sure thing′s his next meal

Johnny reached San Francisco
Tired and broke without a dime
Started panning for gold
Just a-hoping he would find
The gold wasn't a-rushing
But Johnny kept on mining
Trying to send his mama something
With the letters he was signing

Then one day Johnny finally
Got a reply
When he opened his mama′s letter
He began to cry
She's a-writing from her deathbed
And this is what she said
"Please don′t be mad at me son
'Cause tomorrow I'll be dead"

Johnny he worked on a railroad
Building on iron and steel
Worked his way out west now
The only sure thing′s his next meal