They tell me the Rock Island is a mean old train to ride

They tell me the Rock Island is a mean old train to ride

And the reason I know it is I've got my baby by my side



I hear the train whistle blowin' I know it's coming after me

I hear the train whistle blowin' I know it's coming after me

And I believe I'll go back To my old time used to be



It's a long freight train with a red and green light behind

It's a long freight train with a red and green light behind

Says the red mean danger and that green means a ramblin' mind



Says I went down to the station baby and I looked up on the board

Says I went down to the station baby and I looked up on the board

I asked the depot agent did my baby go down the road?