You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles,
Lord you oughtta' been around,
And see the train come down,
You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles,
A hundred miles,
A hundred miles,
A hundred miles,
A hundred miles,
You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles,
Oh,I'm walk in these ties,
With tears in my eyes,
Tried to read a letter from my home,
From my home,
From my home,
From my home,
From my home,
I am tried to read a letter from my home,
If this train's running right,
I'll be home Saturday night,
But I'm five hundred miles away from home,
Away from home,
Away from home,
Away from home,
Away from home,
Lord,I'm five hundred miles away from home,
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Like I got home Saturday night,
Me and my baby we had a big fight,
Now I'm a hundred miles away from home,
Away from home,
Away from home,
Away from home,
Away from home,
Yes I'm a hundred miles away from home.