Big Railroad Blues (Live at Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO, December 10, 1971)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] My mama told me, my papa told me, too Well, my mama told me, papa told me, too Well, I shouldn't be here trying to sing these railroad blues Wish I had a-listened to what my mama said Wish I had a-listened, oh, to what my mama said And I wouldn't be here trying to sleep in this cold iron bed, no [Instrumental] [Verse 2] I went to the depot, never got there on time Went down to the depot, never got there on time Well, that train's going down, she's rolling down the line Mister jailer, go away now, don't tell me no lies Mister jailer, go away now, don't tell me no lies Well, my train's going down, she's rolling down the line [Instrumental] [Outro] My mama told me, my papa told me, too Well, my mama told me, papa told me, too Well, I shouldn't be here trying to sing these railroad blues Wish I had a-listened, oh, to what my mama said Wish I had a-listened, oh, to what my mama said Well, I wouldn't be here trying to sleep in this cold iron bed