J.C. Holmes Blues

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Listen people if you want to hear A story told about a brave engineer JC Holmes was the rider's name A heavyweight wheelman with a might fame [Verse 2] JC said, with a smile so fine "Woman gets tired o' one man all the time Get two or three if you have to hide If the train go an' leave you got a mule to ride!" [Verse 3] In the second cabin sat Miss Alice Bry Goin' to ride with JC or die "I ain't good lookin' and I don't dress fine But I'm a ramblin' woman with a ramblin' mind!" [Verse 4] Just then the conductor hollered, "All aboard!" And the porter said, "We got our load Look a-here son, we oughta been gone I feel like ridin' if it's all night long!" [Verse 5] JC said, just before he died Two more roads he wanted to ride Everybody wondered what road it could be He said, "The Southern Pacific and The Santa Fe" [Verse 6] J C said, "I don't feel right I saw my girl with a man last night Soon as I get enough steam just right I've been mistreated and I don't mind dyin'!"