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Oh, can't you hear that engine moanin' |
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As that fast freight goes rollin' by? |
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Oh, can't you hear that engine moanin' |
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As that fast freight goes rollin' by? |
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It's that Houston , Houston Special, |
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And she's right on time. |
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Oh, I was standin' on that platform, |
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And I was ready, ready to go, |
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Oh, I was standin' on that platform, |
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And I was ready, ready to go, |
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And I was waitin' for that Southern, |
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Southern whistle to blow. |
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Oh, my mama she done told me, |
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And my papa done told me, too, |
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Oh, my mama she done told me, |
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And my papa done told me, too, |
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That if you catch that Southern freight train, |
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It won't be home to you. |
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(Repeat first verse) |