THE LONGEST TRAIN
 

The longest train I ever saw was the day I left my home
The engine had passed the six-mile post and the cab had never left town

Look up, look down that lonesome road where you and I must go
To the pines, to the pines, where the sun never shines, where I shiver when the cold wind blows

The prettiest little girl I ever saw was walking down the line
Her cheek was painted rosy red and her hair hung down behind

Look up, look down that lonesome road where you and I must go
To the pines, to the pines, where the sun never shines, where I shiver when the cold wind blows

That train run back four mile from town, and killed my girl, you know
Her head was found in the driver wheel, her body I never could find

Look up, look down that lonesome road where you and I must go

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