Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone

Now here's a little ditty about a depot disaster
We have a distressed damsel and the doggonest dilemma

A-tell me how long the train's been gone
A-tell me how long the train's been gone
A-tell me how long the train's been gone
The people keep a-comin' but the train's done gone

Ever'one knows the train don't wait
Ever'one knows the train don't wait
It's your own fault if the show up late
The people keep a-comin' but the train don't wait

Now the sun drops in the west
Up pops the same old moon
Same as the train to explain
There'll be another choo-choo soon

A-tell me how long the train's been gone
A-tell me how long the train's been gone
A-tell me how long the train's been gone
The people keep a-comin' but the train's done gone

People comin'
See I'm a-runnin'
See I'm a-runnin', a-shovin', a-breakin' down the gate
See I'm pushin'
They're shovin'
Well the people keep a-comin' but the train's done gone

(Yes, the people keep comin', the train's got out)
That's what everybody's talkin' about!
You better get to movin', can't be late
Because the man that takes the tickets gonna close the gate

A-tell me how long the train's been gone
A-tell me how long the train's been gone
A-tell me how long the train's been gone
The people keep a-comin' but the train's done gone

The sun comes up, out from the west
Up pops the same old moon
Same as the train to explain
There'll be another choo-choo soon

Tell me how long the train's been gone
How long has the train been gone?
Tell me how long the train's been gone
The people keep a-comin' but the train's done gone
People keep a-comin'
Yes the people keep a-comin'
But the train done gone