Got ’em in the bottom of my ramblin’ shoes
And when that whistle blows, I’ve gotta go
I’ve got the freight train blues, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy
Oh Lordy, guess I’m never gonna lose
Oh Lordy, guess I’m never gonna lose
Got ’em in the bottom of my ramblin’ shoes
Now my pappy was a fireman and my mammy dear
Now it’s a shame the way she keeps a good man broke
Was the only daughter of an engineer
And a freight train whistle taught me how to cry
My sister married a brakeman and it ain’t no joke
The mean old freight train blues
I’ve got the freight train blues, Lordy, Lordy, Lordy
And when that whistle blows, I’ve gotta go
The hummin’ of the drivers was my lullaby
