Well I'm goin' down the track, I got tears in my eyes
Tryin' to read a letter from my home

If this train runs me right, I'll be home by tomorrow night
'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow

Oh this train I ride on is a hundred coaches long
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles

If this train runs me right, I'll be home by Saturday night
'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow

I will pawn you my watch, I will pawn you my chain
Pawn you my golden diamond ring

If this train runs me right, I'll be home by tomorrow night
'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow
I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow
I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow