When I was in knee pants,
My mamma done tol' me, Son!
A woman'll sweet talk, and give ya the big eye,
But when the sweet talkin's done,
A worrisome thing who'll leave ya t' sing
Hear the train a-callin' whoo-ee!
Hear that lonesome whistle
Blowin 'cross the trestle, whooee,
Ol' clickety clack's a-echo-in' back the blues in the night
My mamma was right, there's blues in the night