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Waiting for a Train lyrics
Waiting for a Train lyrics
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Waiting for a Train lyrics

[Verse 1]

All around the water tank, waiting for a train

A thousand miles away from home, sleeping in the rain

I walked up to a brakeman to give him a line of talk

He said "If you've got money, I'll see that you don't walk

I haven't got a nickel, not a penny can I shill

"Get off, get off, you railroad bum"

He slammed the boxcar door

[Refrain]

Oh-dee-lay-ee, lay-ee, oh-lay-ee

[Verse 2]

He put me off in Texas, a state I dearly love

The wide open spaces all around me

The moon and stars up above

Nobody seems to want me, or lend me a helping hand

I'm on my way from Frisco, I'm going back to Dixieland

Though my pocket book is empty and my heart is full of pain

I'm a thousand miles away from home just waiting for a train

[Refrain]

Oh-dee-lay-ee, lay-ee, oh-lay-ee

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Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933)
  • country:United States
  • Languages:English
  • Genre:Country music
  • Official site:http://www.jimmierodgers.com/
  • Wiki:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmie_Rodgers_(country_singer)
Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933)
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