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equipped with a stick and a big old sack
he went too close to the railroad track
you know what they say about medicine jack
equipped with a stick and a big old sack
he went too close to the railroad track
you know what they say about medicine jack
every foot of back road
every mile of railroad track. i got a lady in cincinnati
a woman in san anton'
every foot of back road
every mile of railroad track. i got a lady in cincinnati
a woman in san anton'
look a-yonder coming
coming down that railroad track. i said
look a-yonder coming
look a-yonder coming
coming down that railroad track. i said
look a-yonder coming
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mississippi river railroad track
want to go to memphis get my baby back
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mississippi river railroad track
want to go to memphis get my baby back
well if you don't want me woman so since i don't want you. looky yonder coming
coming down the railroad track
looky yonder coming
well if you don't want me woman so since i don't want you. looky yonder coming
coming down the railroad track
looky yonder coming
look a-yonder comin'
comin' down that railroad track
hey
look a-yonder comin'
comin' down that railroad track
hey
look a-yonder comin'
comin' down that railroad track
hey
look a-yonder comin'
comin' down that railroad track
hey
time for me to fetch myself to home
headin' back down a railroad track of memories
find that girl i left there all alone
time for me to fetch myself to home
headin' back down a railroad track of memories
find that girl i left there all alone
captain jack
bring me back to the railroad track
running to the railroad track
captain jack
bring me back to the railroad track
running to the railroad track
bill
bill when are you coming back. i cried in a stranger's arms standing there by the railroad tracks. oh
yes i did. the day you left me remains in my mind so clear. you were saying you loved me
bill
bill when are you coming back. i cried in a stranger's arms standing there by the railroad tracks. oh
yes i did. the day you left me remains in my mind so clear. you were saying you loved me
when the champagne flow like a river stream yeah
yeah 'cause imma go down on a railroad track
and i ain't going back and no i ain't coming back
when the champagne flow like a river stream yeah
yeah 'cause imma go down on a railroad track
and i ain't going back and no i ain't coming back
back in west virginia
we lived very close to a railroad track
and i remember i used to dream about them trains
back in west virginia
we lived very close to a railroad track
and i remember i used to dream about them trains
clickety clack
the wheels are saying to the railroad track
well
clickety clack
the wheels are saying to the railroad track
well
i would not cuss the rain
if my feet would fit a railroad track guess i'd been a train
me and louise higginbotham used to chase across the yard
i would not cuss the rain
if my feet would fit a railroad track guess i'd been a train
me and louise higginbotham used to chase across the yard
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i'd lay my head on the railroad tracks
and wait for the double e"
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i'd lay my head on the railroad tracks
and wait for the double e"
you can leave me there to die
but the railroad track
will bring me back
you can leave me there to die
but the railroad track
will bring me back
well
i lay my head on the railroad track
waitin' on the double e"
well
i lay my head on the railroad track
waitin' on the double e"
where you come from
if you walk across those railroad tracks
son
where you come from
if you walk across those railroad tracks
son