Late at night I listen as it rolls on down the line

The sound of that old mountain train I've heard 1,000 

times

Well, its whistle's like a dagger cuttin' through that 

summer breeze

And its engine's like the voice of God that brings me 

to my knees

Well, I used to sit and watch it as it headed down the 

track 

I'd wonder what it's haulin' and when it's comin' back

Livin' in them backwoods, nearly every day's the same

And there ain't much to see, except that danged ol' 

mountain train.



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Mountain train I can hear you as you roll on through my 

mind

I wish you'd take my troubles here and haul ?em far 

behind

The sounds you bellow out are both so lonesome and so 

cold

Makes me wish I had someone just lying here to hold.



There's a gal up on that mountain pretty as the breath 


of spring

I saved up a half a year to buy that girl a ring

But she found herself another man who rode in on the 

train

And I knew life for me up there would never be the 

same.

Well I found them out one evening it was several miles 

from home

Walkin' on that dusty trail, just standin' there alone

So I pulled out my rifle before they ever said a word

And the sound of that ol' whistle was the last thing 

that they heard.



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Well, they found me on that mountain there and they put 

me away

Now I sit here in this prison waitin' for my judgment 

day

And every night I listen as I hear it closin' in

The sound of that ol' mountain train I'll never see 

again.



(Repeat Chorus)