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Waiting For A Train
17
Blues
Waiting For A Train was released on January 1, 1988 by Rounder Records as a part of the album Bookeroo!
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1988
LabelRounder Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM133

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Roy Book Binder
Roy Book Binder
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas
Producer

Lyrics

All around the water tank
Waiting for a train
A thousand miles away from home
Sleeping in the rain
I walked up to a brakeman
To give him a line of talk
He says, "If you've got money
I'll see that you don't walk"
I haven't got a nickel
Not a penny can I show
"Get off, get off, you railroad bum"
He slammed the boxcar door
Oh-de-lay-ee, ay-ee, oh-lay-ee
He put me off in Texas
A state I dearly love
The wide open spaces all around me
The moon and stars up above
Nobody seems to want me
Or lend me a helping hand
I'm on my way from Frisco
I'm going back to Dixieland
Though my pocketbook is empty
And my heart is full of pain
I'm a thousand miles away from home
Just waiting for a train
Oh-de-lay-ee, ay-ee, oh-lay-ee
Written by: Jimmie Rodgers
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