900 Miles - Terry Callier

I’m just walkin' down that track

I’ve got tears in my eyes

Tryin' to read this letter from my home

Now if this train run me right

I’ll be home tomorrow night

'Cause I’m nine hundred miles from my home

And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow

Now this here train that I’m on

Nine coaches long

Hear that whistle blowin' many a mile

Yeah, and if’n this train runs me right

I’ll be home tomorrow night

I’m nine hundred miles from my home

Hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow

Now, I’ll pawn you my watch

I’ll pawn you my chain

Pawn you my diamond golden ring

Yeah, and if this train runs me right

I’ll be home tomorrow night

I’m nine hundred miles from my home

Hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow

Now if my woman tells me so

Then I can’t railroad no more

I’ll sidetrack my engine, go on home

Yeah, and if this train runs me right

I’ll be home tomorrow night

I’m nine hundred miles from my home

Hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow

Now I’m just walkin' down that track

I got tears in my eyes

Tryin' to read this letter from my home

Yeah and if this train runs me right

I’ll be home tomorrow night

I’m nine hundred miles from my home

Hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow

And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow