Had it not been for the train Would ever know of Jesse James Would his riches been so easily claimed Had it not been for the train Had it not been for the train Would Roy Aickoff had missed the hall of fame Orange bloom special wouldnt mean a thing Had it not been for the train And would big John Henry be a steal driving man And would cowboys all be riding on that open range again Without freight yards and boxcars Would a hobo even have a place to stay Had it not been for the train Had it not been for the train Had it not been for the train Nobodyd ever know the man in blacks name An eight wheel moving on just wouldnt be the same Had it not been for the train Would we hav a song to sing about that Georgia mail Or the wreck of 97 if it hadnt jumpd the rail And would you get that lonesome feeling When an old steam whistle blows that sad refrain Had it not been for the train Had it not been for the train
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