If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles

If my honey said so, I'd railroad no more
I'd sidetrack my engine and go home!
And go home, and go home, and go home, and go home
I'd sidetrack my engine and go home!

Lord, I'm one, Lord, I'm two, Lord, I'm three, Lord, I'm four
Lord, I'm five hundred miles away from home!
Away from home, away from home, away from home, away from home
Lord, I'm five hundred miles away from home!

I told my little laid just as plain as I could tell her
She'd better come along and go with me!
Go with me, go with me, go with me, go with me
She'd better come along and go with me!

My clothes are all worn and my shoes are all torn
Lord, I can't make a living this a-way!
This-a way, this-a way, this-a way, this-a way
Lord, I can't make a living this a-way!

If this train runs all night, I'll be home tomorrow night
For I'm coming down the line on number nine!
Number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine
For I'm coming down the line on number nine!

Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name
Lord, I can't go back home this a-way!
This-a way, this-a way, this-a way, this-a way
Lord, I can't go back home this a-way!

If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles!
A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles!