The Railroad
Goodnight, Texas * Track #7 On A Long Life of Living
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Album A Long Life of Living
- #1I’m Going To Work On Maggie’s Farm Forever
Goodnight, Texas
- #2Submarines
Goodnight, Texas
- #3Old St. John
Goodnight, Texas
- #4Jesse Got Trapped in a Coal Mine
Goodnight, Texas
- #5California You’re a Hole in My Heart
Goodnight, Texas
- #6Meet Me by the Smokestack
Goodnight, Texas
- #7The Railroad
Goodnight, Texas
- #8Chapel Hill
Goodnight, Texas
- #9Plan of Attack
Goodnight, Texas
- #10Harmony
Goodnight, Texas
- #11Car Parts and Linens
Goodnight, Texas
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Goodnight, TexasAbout
This song’s rhythmic pounding and clacking percussion, as well as the highly common call-and-response patterns of work songs, evokes the image of a chain gang or group of slaves laboring on a railroad. They’ve most likely being ordered to sing like caged birds for their masters, both to pass the tim...
The Railroad Lyrics
Run run run with the railroad
When their backs are turned
Run for the fences Riley
When their backs are turned
Fo-llow the railroad Riley
When their backs are turned
Run for the mountains Riley
When their backs are turned
You'll find the place you're promised
When their backs are turned
Run run run with the railroad
When their backs are turned
Run run run with the railroad
When their backs are turned
Run run run with the railroad
Get outta their sight
When the engine turns the you gotta move on
(and u gotta move on at night)
Not a sound
Not a sound
Not a sound
Not a sound
Not a sound
The Railroad Q&A
Who wrote The Railroad's ?
The Railroad was written by Patrick Dyer Wolf & Avi Vinocur.