fast freight

as i listen for the whistle

lie awake and wait

wish the railroad didn't run so near

'cause the rattle and clatter of that old fast freight

keeps a-makin' music in my ear

go bum again. go bum again. ooh. hear the whistle blow

hear the whistle blow

clickety clack

clickety clack

the wheels are saying to the railroad track

well

if you go

you can't come back

if you go

you can't come back

if you go

you can't come back

well

i wouldn't give a nickel for the bum i use to be

work as hard as any man in town

i got a purty gal

she thinks the world of me

man would be a fool to let her down

go bum again. go bum again. ooh. hear the whistle blow

hear the whistle blow

clickety clack

clickety clack

the wheels are saying to the railroad track

well

if you go

you can't come back

if you go

you can't come back

if you go

you can't come back

so ev'ry night i listen

wonder if it's late

in my dreams i'm ridin' on that train

i feel my pulse a-beatin' with that old fast freight

and thank the lord i'm just a bum again

go bum again. go bum again. ooh. hear the whistle blow

hear the whistle blow

clickety clack

clickety clack

the wheels are saying to the railroad track

well

if you go

you can't come back

if you go

you can't come back

if you go

you can't come back