Lyrics
(Folk song)
I am walkin’ down the track,
I’ve got tears in my eyes
Tryin’ to read a letter from my home
Refrain
If that train runs me right,
I’ll be home tomorrow night
‘Cause it’s nine hundred miles where I’m goin’.
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow.
2. Well the train I ride on
Is a hundred coaches long
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. Refrain
3. I will pawn you my watch, I will pawn you my chain
Pawn you my gold diamond ring. Refrain
See also
- Subjects: trains / letters
- Form: AB
- Melody: tonic triad
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm: Â / Â
- Scale:Â harmonic minor
YouTube
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- MIDI file
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