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I listen for the whistle and I lay awake and wait
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I wish the railroad didn't run so near
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The rattle and the clatter of the old fast freigh
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Always ringing music in my ear, go bum, again
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I wouldn't give a nickel for the bum I used to be
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I work as hard as any golden time
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Got a good-hearted man who thinks the world of me
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I would be a fool to let him down, go bum again x2
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(Chorus)
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Hear the whistle blow x2
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Cliggly clap, cloggly clap
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Wheels of sand and railroad tracks
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If you go, you can't come back
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If you go, you can't come back
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(Instrumental break)
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(Verse)
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So every night I listen and I wonder if it's late
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In my dreams I'm riding on the train
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I feel my pulse beatin' with that old fast freight
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Thank the lord I'm just a bum again, go bum again x2
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(Chorus x2)
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Hear the whistle blow x2
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Cliggly clap, cloggly clap
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Wheels of sand and railroad tracks
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If you go, you can't come back
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If you go, you can't come back
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Fast Freight
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| Eliza Gilkyson |
