[Verse 1]
Portland Maine is just the same as sunny Tennessee
Portland Maine is just the same as sunny Tennessee
Any old place I hang my hat is home sweet home to me
[Verse 2]
I went to the depot and looked up on the board
I went to the depot and looked up on the board
It said it's good times here but better on down the road
[Verse 3]
I'll eat my breakfast here get my dinner in New Orleans
I'll eat my breakfast here get my dinner in New Orleans
I'm going to get me a momma Lord I ain't never seen
[Verse 4]
Well where was your momma when the train left the shed
Where was your momma when the train left the shed
Standin' in my front door wishin' to God I was dead
Brakeman’s Blues was written by Jimmie Rodgers.