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[Verse 1]

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Blue railroad train, I'm goin' down the railroad track
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It makes me feel so doggone blue to listen to that old smokestack
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Drivers a-rollin' on, leavin' me here behind
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Give me back them good old days and let me ramble down the line


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[Verse 2]

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Blue railroad train, leavin' me here alone
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You treatn' me good, you treat'n me bad, you're makin' me think of home
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I hear that lonesome train and love to hear the whistle blow
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She's takin' the sun and leavin' the rain and makin' me wanna go


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[Verse 3]

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I've got the blues, longin' for her company
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It's many miles from where I am to the only one for me
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It's so lonesome here, waitin' for the manifest
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I hope that engineer is kind, enough to let me be his guest


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[Outro]

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Blue railroad train, a good old pal to me
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Takes me everywhere I wanna go, get my transportation free