Lyrics: Hedy West
Music: Hedy West
If you miss the train I'm on
You will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
A hundred miles
A hundred miles
A hundred miles
A hundred miles
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
Lord I'm one lord I'm two
Lord I'm three lord I'm four
Lord I'm five hundred miles away from home
Away from home
Away from home
Away from home
Away from home
Lord I'm five hundred miles away from home
If my honey said so
I'd railroad no more
I'd sidetrack my engine and go home
And go home
And go home
And go home
And go home
I'd sidetrack my engine and go home
I told my little letter
Just as plain as I could tell her
That she'd better come along and go with me
Go with me
Go with me
Go with me
Go with me
She'd better come along and go with me
If this train runs our right
I'll be home tomorrow night
For I'm coming down the line on number nine
Number nine
Number nine
Number nine
Number nine
For I'm coming down the line on number nine
My clothes are all worn
And my shoes are all torn
Lord I can't make a living this a way
This a way
This a way
This a way
This a way
Lord I can't go back home this a way
If you miss the train I'm on
You will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
A hundred miles
A hundred miles
A hundred miles
A hundred miles
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles