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