Freight Train Blues - Lyrics - Dan Bern

I was born in Dixie in a boomer's shack Just a little shanty by the railroad track Freight train whistle taught me how to cry Hummin' of the driver was my lullaby I got the freight train blues Lordy lordy lordy, I got 'em in the bottom of my ramblin' shoes And when the whistle blows, I got to go Oh lordy don't you know it It looks like I'm never gonna lose the freight train blues Well, my daddy was a farmer and my mama dear She was the only daughter of the engineer My sweetie was a brakeman and it ain't no joke It's a shame the way they keep a good man broke I got the freight train blues I got the freight train blues I got the freight train Well, my daddy was a farmer and my mama dear She was the only daughter of the engineer My sweetie was a brakeman and it ain't no joke It's a shame the way they keeps a good man broke I got the freight train blues Lordy lordy lordy, I got 'em in the bottom of my ramblin' shoes And when the whistle blows, I got to go Oh lordy don't you know it Looks like I'm never gonna lose the freight train blues Well the whistle blows I gotta go Oh lordy don't you know it, Looks like I'm never gonna lose the freight train blues Well the only thing that makes me laugh I guess Is the southbound whistle on the southbound train The only place I want to go and I can't go I got the freight train blues Lordy lordy lordy, I got 'em in the bottom of my ramblin' shoes And when the whistle blows, I got to go Oh lordy don't you know I'm never gonna lose the freight train blues