Fast freight

As I listen for the whistle, I awake and wait
Wish the railroad didn't run so near
'Cause that rattle and that clatter, that old fast freight
Keeps a-makin' music in my ear

Go home again, go home again, oo
Hear the whistle blow (Hey now, boy)
Hear the whistle blow
Every night, every night
The wheels are saying to the railroad track
Well, if you go, you can't come back
If you go, you can't come back
If you go, you can't come back
If you go-oo
You can't come back

I couldn't give a nickel for the man I use to be
Work as hard as any man in town
I got a pretty girl., she thinks the world for me
Man, would be a fool to let her down

Go home again (Hey, hey, hey, hey), go home again, oo
Hear the whistle blow
Hear the whistle blow
Every night, every night
The wheels are saying to the railroad track
Well, if you go, you can't come back
Well, if you go, you can't come back
If you go, you can't come back
If you go-oo
You can't come back

So every night I listen, wonder if it's late
In my dreams I ride upon that train
I feel my pulse a-beatin' with the old fast freight
Thank the Lord I'm just a bum again

Go home again, go home again, oo
Hear the whistle blow (Hey now, boy)
Hear the whistle blow
Every night, every night
The wheels are saying to the railroad track
Well, if you go, you can't come back
If you go, you can't come back
If you go, you can't come back
If you go-oo
You can't come back