Now where was you when the train left town Standin' on the corner with my head bowed down Hey the train that carried her from town hey hey hey I wish to the Lord that train would wreck Kill the engineer break the fireman's head Hey the train that carried her from town hey hey hey [ fiddle ] Her rasher's on the table coffee's gettin' cold Some dirty rounder's done stole my Jelly Roll Hey the train that carried her from town hey hey hey I call my girl somebody bring her back She's got her hand in my money sack Hey the train that carried her from town hey hey hey [ dobro ] Ashes to ashes and this dust to dust Show me the woman that a man can trust Hey the train that carried her from town hey hey hey