Lyrics
a long steel rail and a short cross tie
and we shiver when the cold wind blows
but his body was never found
you caused me to weep
And we shiver when the cold wind blows, a long steel rail and a short cross tie
I asked my captain for the time of day, you caused me to weep
But his body was never found, you caused me to mourn, i m on my way back home
in the pines
And the cab passed by at nine, died a mile out of town
the longest train i ever saw
That makes you treat me so, died a mile out of town, the engine passed at six o clock
Died a mile out of town, you caused me to leave my home, went down that georgia line
The engine passed at six o clock, you caused me to weep, in the pines
My father was an engineer, he said he throwed his watch away, you caused me to mourn
and the cab passed by at nine
Died a mile out of town, the longest train i ever saw
In the pines, that makes you treat me so
The engine passed at six o clock, a long steel rail and a short cross tie
you caused me to mourn
His head was found in the driving gear, his head was found in the driving gear, in the pines
The engine passed at six o clock, went down that georgia line
What have i done, and we shiver when the cold wind blows
and we shiver when the cold wind blows
A long steel rail and a short cross tie, where the sun never shines, where the sun never shines
where the sun never shines
you caused me to leave my home
The longest train i ever saw, i m on my way back home
That makes you treat me so, i m on my way back home Lynn, you caused me to weep
And the cab passed by at nine, what have i done
The engine passed at six o clock, my father was an engineer Lynn, a long steel rail and a short cross tie
You caused me to mourn, the longest train i ever saw
What have i done, a long steel rail and a short cross tie
you caused me to weep
And the cab passed by at nine, my father was an engineer
He said he throwed his watch away, you caused me to leave my home
You caused me to leave my home, where the sun never shines Loretta, died a mile out of town
But his body was never found, in the pines
the longest train i ever saw
his head was found in the driving gear
the longest train i ever saw
I asked my captain for the time of day, what have i done
I m on my way back home, i m on my way back home
You caused me to leave my home, went down that georgia line