I was born in dixie in a boomer shack In a little shanty by a railroad track The humming of the driver was my lullaby And the freight train whistle taught me how to cry I've got the freight train blues lordy lordy lordy Got em in the bottom of my rambling shoes When the whistle blows I gotta go Lordy lordy think I'm never gonna lose the freight train blues My daddy is a fireman and my mom a dear Well she's the only daughter of an engineer My sweetie is a brakeman man it sure ain't a joke Cus she knows just exactly how to keep me broke I've got the freight train blues lordy lordy lordy Got em in the bottom of my rambling shoes When the whistle blows I gotta go Lordy lordy I think I'm never gonna lose the freight train blues I love the sweetest little girl in this whole town She's the only thing that's made me settle down The only thing that makes me want to navigate Is the wildcat whistle on an outbound freight I've got the freight train blues lordy lordy lordy Got em in the bottom of my rambling shoes When the whistle blows I gotta go Lordy lordy think I'm never gonna lose the freight train blues