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Freight Train Blues
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Freight Train Blues was released on March 19, 1962 by Columbia as a part of the album Bob Dylan
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Release DateMarch 19, 1962
LabelColumbia
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM129

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Hammond
John Hammond
Producer

Lyrics

I was born in Dixie in a boomer's shack
Just a little shanty by the railroad track
Freight train was it taught me how to cry
Hummin' of the drivers was my lullaby
I got the freight train blues
Oh, lawdy mama, got 'em in the bottom of my ramblin' shoes
And when the whistle blows, I gotta go
Baby, don't you know?
It looks like I'm never gonna lose the freight train blues
Well, my daddy was a fireman and my mama, her
She was the only daughter of the engineer
My sweetheart loved the brakeman and that ain't no joke
It's a shame the way she keeps a good man broke
I got the freight train blues
Oh, lawdy mama got 'em in the bottom of my ramblin' shoes
And when the whistle blows, I gotta go
Oh, mama, don't you know?
Well, it looks like I'm never gonna lose the freight train blues
Well, the only thing that makes me laugh again
Is a southbound whistle on a southbound train
Every place I want to go
I never can go because, you know
I got the freight train blues
Oh, lawdy mama, got 'em in the bottom of my ramblin' shoes
Written by: Bob Dylan, Doc Watson, Dp
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