The railroad bars was making lots of money
Making lots of money in the railroad town
The railroad bars was feeling kinda funny
Something get coming ‘round and going around
‘Cause if the train don’t run (don’t run)
There’ll be some trouble
Gonna be some trouble if the train don’t run
And if the train don’t come (don’t come)
It’d be a pity
They’d have to call Baltimore “sunset city”
We’re on the train to freedom
All the way to freedom
On the way to freedom
We might be going nowhere but we won’t know till we get there
We’re on the train to freedom
Rolling on to freedom
Coming home to freedom
We don’t know how far to take it but we’ll make it or we’ll break it
Someday, someday
The engineer said gotta keep the wheels turning
Keep the fire burning like an engineer should
The engineer tried to keep the motor running
Just a steaming and a shoveling water and wood
But if the creek run dry, where’d you get the water?
If the trees don’t grow, where’d you get the wood?
And if the fish don’t bite, how you gonna feed ‘em?
Might be time to move along and that’s no good
We’re on the train to freedom
All the way to freedom
On our way to freedom
We might be going nowhere but we won’t know till we get there
We’re on the train to freedom
Rolling on to freedom
Coming home to freedom
We don’t know how far to take it but we’ll make it or we’ll break it
Someday, someday
Good-time Joe was having quite a party
Having quite a party with a good-time crowd
And good-time Joe was drinking lots of whiskey
Lots and lots of whiskey when the news got out
And then the railroad train stopped running
The creek run dry and the trees don’t grow
But when the booze ran out, he got a problem
Well, how’s he gonna call himself good-time Joe?
We’re on the train to freedom
All the way to freedom
On our way to freedom
We might be going nowhere but we won’t know till we get there
Hallelujah
We’re on the train to freedom
Hallelujah
Rolling on to freedom
Hallelujah
Coming home to freedom
We don’t know how far to take it but we’ll make it or we’ll break it
Someday, someday
The undertaker said what a happy day this is
Hallelujah
Well it’s really good for business if the whole town’s dead
Hallelujah
We’re on the train to freedom
Hallelujah
All the way to freedom
Hallelujah
On our way to freedom
We might be going nowhere but we won’t know till we get there
Hallelujah
We’re on the train to freedom
Hallelujah
Rolling on to freedom
Hallelujah
Coming home to freedom
We don’t know how far to take it but we’ll make it or we’ll break it
Someday, someday, someday, someday
Someday,(hallelujah,) someday,(hallelujah,) someday,(hallelujah,) someday,(hallelujah)
Someday,(hallelujah,) someday,(hallelujah,) someday,(hallelujah,) someday
On the train to freedom