If you miss the train I'm on You will know that I am gone You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles A hundred miles, a hundred miles A hundred miles, a hundred miles You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles Lord I'm one Lord I'm two Lord I'm three Lord I'm four Lord I'm five hundred miles from my home 500 miles, 500 miles 500 miles, 500 miles Lord I'm 500 miles from my home Not a shirt on my back Not a penny to my name Lord I can't go a-home this a-way Ho this a-way, ho this a-way Ho this a-way, ho this a-way Lord I can't go a-home this a-way. If you miss the train I'm on You will know that I am gone You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles