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Railroad Blues lyrics
Songwriters: Yauch, Adam; Diamond, Mike; Horowitz, Adam;

"All aboard, track 17, all aboard "
Yeehaw!
Now this song is dedicated
To all the hard workin pioneers of this country
Setting out discovering the West
Bringin a railroad to where no man has ever been before

Johnny he worked on a railroad
A poundin on iron and steel
Workin his way out West now
The only sure thing s his next meal

America was young
But she was a growin
Layin tracks across the prairie
Not knowing where they re going

His momma didn t wanna leave him
But now he s in the West
She said, "Please don t go"
But he said, "If I don t I ll never rest"

It wasn t always easy
Some of the boys died
Johnny wrote her letters
But he received no replies

Johnny he worked on a railroad
A poundin on iron and steel
Workin his way out West now
The only sure thing s his next meal

Johnny reached San Francisco
Tired and broke without a dime
Started panning for gold
Just a hopin he would find

The gold wasn t a rushin
But Johnny kept on minin
Trying to send his Mama something
With the letters he was signing

Then one day Johnny finally got a reply
When he opens Mama s letter, he began to cry
She s a writin from her deathbed and this is what she said
"Please don t be mad at me son cause tomorrow I ll be dead"

Johnny he worked on a railroad
A poundin on iron and steel
Workin his way out West now
The only sure thing s his next meal
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