Around the bend in the L&N1

They loaded it down with a lot of men

The whistle blow and through the switch

Nobody knew just-a which one switch

I'm ridin', ridin on the L&N

I ain't jivin', ridin' on the L&N



Well a man named Quin on the L&N

Runnin' around on how she's been

Train slowed down and the men jumped off

I wasn't dead 'cause I heard him callin'

I'm ridin', ridin' on the L&N

I ain't jivin', ridin' on the L&N



A man named Mose with a great big nose

Sleepin' on that pile of toes

The doctor came and he rang the bell

The palla alla4 get well, well, well

I'm ridin', ridin' on the L&N

I ain't jivin', ridin' on the L&N