I lost everything I had in the '29 flood
 Barn was buried beneath a mile of mud
 Now I'm down to nothing but the whistle and the steam
 My baby's leaving on the 2:19
 
 Now there's a fella been preachin' about hell and damnation
 Bouncing off the walls at the grand central station
 I treated her bad, I treated her mean
 My baby's leaving on the 2:19
 
 I said hey, hey, I don't know what to do
 Hey, hey, I will remember you
 Hey, hey, I don't know what to do
 My baby's leaving on the 2:19
 
 I've always been puzzled about the yin and the yang
 Come out in the wash but it always leaves a stain
 Sturm and the drang, the luster and the sheen
 My baby's leaving on the 2:19
 
 Toss the baby with the water and preacher stole the bride
 Sent her out for a bottle but she come back inside
 She didn't bring my whiskey, didn't bring my gin
 She had a hat full of feathers and a wicked grin
 
 I said hey, hey, I don't know what to do
 Hey, hey, I will remember you
 Hey, hey, I don't know what to do
 My baby's leaving on the 2:19
 
 On the train you get smaller as you get further away
 The roar covers everything you wanted to say
 Was that a raindrop in the corner of your eye?
 Were you drying your nails or waving good bye?
 
 I said hey, hey, I don't know what to do
 Hey, hey, I will remember you
 Hey, hey, I don't know what to do
 My baby's leaving on the 2:19