Panama Limited

"This old soul, you know, time she left Chicago, you know,
old soul's taken down with the flu, you know.
When she's taken down with the flu.
The Chief come 'round here in the morning, going to put out, you know.
When they got that old soul was
gettin' up, you know, singin' and cryin' "

I ain't got nobody take me to this train

"I know you ain't an old soul, but I feel sorry for ya.
I don't know why, you know, she feel contented, gonna put out. Well,
she reckoned she got two little grandchildren, you know,
and she got up on the street, you know.
The water begin to rise all around old
souls. She came out a-cryin' and a-singin' "

Fare you well if I don't see you no more
Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord

"Some old soul, you know, went on down to the Union Station, you know,
and she asked the depot man what time it was. And she heard that 8:
30 freight blowin' and she was goin' take that Panama Limited,
you know. Kinda blowed a little diff'ent
role, you know. A little diff'ent role, alright"

"Well, after she heard this freight, you know,
she asked the man again what time it was.
They told her go lay her head on the rail line.
Gotta hear that rail poppin', train wasn't long.
But old soul stooped down as she heard the
rail poppin' and she got up singin', you know"

I'm a motherless child
I'm a long way from my home

"Well, some moanin' so loud, Aunt Haggie.
When some old soul begin to moan, you know,
she heard that freight train comin' in there holl'in', you know.
And after the holl'in', she heard the bell blowin',
and after that bell blowin' she heard it when it put out"

"Airbrakes
Airbrakes"

"When I heard it, you know, I heard that train comin' out, you know,
old soul gettin' happy.
She came on to singin' and cryin', singin' and a-cryin' "

This train I ride
She don't burn no coal

"Ah, she don't burn no coal
Take it
Shhhhh
Airbrakes"