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Railroad Man

Bill Withers

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Railroad Man

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Ad LibI was a little boyBack in West VirginiaWe lived very close to a railroad trackAnd I remember I used to dream about them trainsAnd where they might goAnd the people that worked on the trainsAnd the train made musicIt made you feel goodI can remember sometimesI could just stand off all by myselfAnd just get funky list'nin' to the trainAnd I used to pick up a handful of gravelsAnd throw ‘em down on the ground for tiesYeah and I'd make up songsI'd singHe was a railroad manHe was a railroad manHe was a railroad man‘Til he stepped in front of the railroad trainHe rode across the plainsHe rode on a fruit freight trainThe hauled bananas to SavannahAnd wore bandannas made in Old JapanHe was a railroad manHe was a railroad manHe was a railroad man‘Til he stepped in front of the railroad trainHe used to change his nameTo every place he cameHis name was Tex when he's in TexasAnd Bangor when he went to MaineHe was a railroad manHe was a railroad manHe was a railroad man‘Til he stepped in front of the railroad trainIt's all rightSay you know it's all rightIf you've ever been downtownYou know what I'm talkin' ‘bout

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