danville girl

my pocket book was empty

my heart was filled with pain

a thousand miles away from home

sleepin' in the rain

good mornin' mister railroad man

what time does your train roll by

at nine-sixteen

and two-forty-four

and twenty-five minutes 'till five

at nine-sixteen

and two-forty-four

and twenty-five minutes 'till five

i thank you mister railroad man

i'm gonna watch your train roll by

well i got off in danville

i met up with a danville girl

you can bet your life she was all right

she wore them danville curls

she took me in her parlour

she treated me nice and kind

she put me in the notion

of bummin' all the time

she wore her hat on the back o' her head

like the high-toned women all do

and the very next train that come down the line

i bid that girl adieu

i pulled my cap down over my eyes

and went walkin' down the track

i caught a ride on the next freight train

and i never did look back

hey

hey

hey

hey

hey

hey

hey

i caught a ride on the next freight train

and i never did look back