500 Miles lyrics

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!

If my honey said so

I'd railroad no more

I'd sidetrack my engine and go home!

And go home

And go home

And go home

And go home

I'd sidetrack my engine and go home!

Lord, I'm one, Lord, I'm two

Lord, I'm three, Lord, I'm four

Lord, I'm five hundred miles away from home!

Away from home

Away from home

Away from home

Away from home

Lord, I'm five hundred miles away from home!

I told my little letter

Just as plain as I could tell her

She'd better come along and go with me!

Go with me

Go with me

Go with me

Go with me

She'd better come along and go with me!

My shoes are all worn

My clothes are all torn

Lord I can't go back home this a-way!

This-a way

This-a way

This-a way

This-a way

Lord I can't go back home this a-way!

If this train runs me right

I'll be back tomorrow night

I'm coming down the line on number nine!

Number nine

Number nine

Number nine

Number nine

I'm coming down the line on number nine!

Not a shirt on my back

Not a penny to my name

Lord, I can't make a living this a-way!

This-a way

This-a way

This-a way

This-a way

Lord, I can't make a living 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!

A hundred miles

A hundred miles

A hundred miles

A hundred miles

You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles!

• Artist:Hedy West