I went down to the railroad yard to watch the trains come by Knew the train would roll that day, but I did not know what time Good morning Mister Railroad Man, what time does your train roll by? Ninesixteen, twofortyfour, twentyfive minutes till five Well, at ninesixteen, twofortyfour, twentyfive minutes till five Thank you Mister Railroad Man, I wanna watch your train roll by I was standing on the platform, smoking a big cigar Waiting for the next freight train that carried an empty car Well, I rode her down to Danville Town, got stuck on a Danville girl You can bet your life she was out of sight, she wore that Danville curl She wore her hat on the back of her head like hightone people do But the very next train come down that track, I bid that girl adieu I pulled that cap down over my heart, went awalkin down the track I got onto some old boxcar and I never did come back Well hey, hey hey hey, ho, ho, ho Ho, ho, ho, and ahey, hey, hey
ho, danville, train, twofortyfour, ninesixteen