Hear the whistle blowin' so long
tellin' me i gotta move along
coast to coast gonna steal highway
railroad boy up in the guiding daybreak
Get no sleep in a boxcar
get no piece of line
they catch you jumpin' a freight train
they give you such a hard time
Movin' fast as my time runs out
coal is something i can live without
railroad fever got me a route
like tumblweed i ain't got no roots
You know no peace in a boxcar
just can't sleep on a line
they catch you jumpin' a freight train
they give you such a hard time
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East coast towns they are
dark and cold
west coast ladies
they get right to my soul
But you know
can't stand long
bet all rairoader's
are singin' my song