Steel Rail Blues

Lyrics

[Intro] Ooh ooh ooh, hoo hoo hoo, ooh [Verse 1] Well, I got my mail late last night A letter from the man who found the time to write To his lonesome girl somewhere in the night He sent me a railroad ticket To take me to his lovin' arms And the big steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love [Verse 2] Well, I been out here many long days Haven't found a place that I could call my own Not a two-bit bed to lay my body on I been stood up, I been shook down I've been dragged into the sand And the big steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love [Chorus] Ooh ooh ooh, hoo hoo hoo, ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh [Verse 3] Well, I've been uptight most every night Walkin' along the streets of this old town Not a friend around to tell my troubles to My good old car, she done broke down 'Cause I drove it into the ground And the big steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love [Verse 4] Well, I look over yonder across the plain The big drive wheels are poundin' along the ground Gonna get on board and I'll be homeward bound Now I ain't had a home cooked meal And Lord, I need one now And the big steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love [Chorus] Ooh ooh ooh, hoo hoo hoo, ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh [Verse 5] Now here I am with my hat in my hand Standin' on the broad highway, would you give a ride To a lonesome girl who missed the train last night I went in town for one last round And I gambled my ticket away And the big steel rail won't carry me home to the one I love [Chorus] Ooh ooh ooh, hoo hoo hoo, ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh, hoo hoo hoo Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh