Train Forty-Five

[Spoken Intro]
Train 45 leaving Terminal Station, Atlanta, Georgie

[Verse 1]
Oh, you oughta been uptown, an' seen that train come down
A-heard the whistle blow a hundred miles
Whee hoo
Lord Lord

[Verse 2]
Lordy, I hear that train comin' 'round the bend
Blowed like she'd never blow again
Train 45
Whee hoo

[Verse 3]
Oh I'm going up the track
Bring my little woman back
I'm tired of living this a-way

[Interlude]
I'm a-goin' after her, Henry
Train 45
Where you goin' to, Mister G.B.?
I'm a-goin' to Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee
Where you goin', Henry?
Goin' to Florida from North Carolina
Whee hoo

[Verse 4]
I think I hear the train, how low and slow she blow
She blows like she'd never blow no more
Whee hoo
Oh, Lord

[Verse 5]
If this train runs right, see my woman Saturday night
I'm 900 mile away from home
Whee hoo

[Outro]
All on
Whee hoo
Tell 'em, Henry, tell 'em