And laughing at the conductor
Who was tellin' me my coal
It would never last

But then the fire in my boiler
Up and quit before I came
Ain't no empty cellar
Like a gone dead train

Once was at a time when I could
Mama shave 'em dry
And raise a fever ice-down chill
Waitin' at the station
With a heavy loaded sack
Savin' up and holdin' just to spill
Shootin' my supply through my demon's eye
Instead of holdin' my time, I hope I will

But then the fire in my boiler
Up and quit before I came
Ain't no empty cellar
Like a gone dead train

Yes it's a dead gone train
I'm gonna teach it to learn now, now
It's a dead gone train
Yes it's a dead gone train
I'm gonna teach it to learn now, now
It's a dean gone train
Gonna teach it, gonna teach it to learn

There ain't no easy day
When your daily run's a downhill pull
And there ain't no easy way
Wishin' for some jelly roll
There ain't no switch been made
To make your juicy lemon find
A spring to run a dry well full

But then the fire in my boiler
Up and quit before I came
Ain't no empty cellar
Like a gone dead train

Yes it's a dead gone train
I'm gonna teach it to learn
You know it's a dead gone train
Gonna teach it, gonna teach it to burn
It's a dean gone train
It's a dean gone train, you gotta learn
It's a dean gone train
Gonna teach it, gonna teach it to burn