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Rubin Had a Train Lyrics by The Halifax Three

The San Francisco Bay Blues

1963

Rubin had a train, put it on a track, runnin’ to the lord knows where
Oh me, Oh my, runnin’ to the lord knows where
Well I’m goin’ down the track, got tears in my eyes, trying to read a letter from my home
If this train runs me right I’ll be home Saturday night, ‘cause I’m 900 miles from my home
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow-ow-ow-ow, whistle blow
Oh me, Oh my, runnin’ to the lord knows where
Oh me, Oh my, runnin’ to the lord knows where
Well this train is a hundred coaches long, you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
If this train runs me right I’ll be home Saturday night, ‘cause I’m 900 miles from my home
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow-ow-ow-ow, whistle blow
Oh me, Oh my, runnin’ to the lord knows where
Oh me, Oh my, runnin’ to the lord knows where
If my woman told me so I’d railroad no more, sidetrack this train and go home
If this train runs me right I’ll be home Saturday night, ‘cause I’m 900 miles from my home
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow-ow-ow-ow, whistle blow
Oh me, Oh my, runnin’ to the lord knows where
Oh me, Oh my, runnin’ to the lord knows where
And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow, whistle blow, whistle blow
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"Rubin Had a Train" appears on "The San Francisco Bay Blues" in 1963.

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