I'm sailin' sailin'

To a place i've never seen

That's way down south

Sweet 'ol new orleans

Cause my hometown friend treats me awful mean



If i could holler

Yeah holler

If i could scream and cry

It hurts me so

When i look up in the sky

Cause my friends turn their heads

As they pass me by



Now it's rainin'

It's rainin'

The wind's blowin' cold

Lord i thought i heard

My train whistle blow

Now i'm gonna sail so far

Til i won't be back no more



Pardon me, pardon me

It's so hard to stand

I ain't got no money

Uncle sam has called my name

Now there's not a soul

To give me a helpin' hand


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