Railroad Blues lyrics Lyrics

song lyrics Railroad Blues lyrics Songwriters: Yauch, Adam; Diamond, Mike; Horowitz, Adam; "All aboard, track 17, all aboard " Yeehaw! Now this song is dedicated To all the hard workin pioneers of this country Setting out discovering the West Bringin a railroad to where no man has ever been before Johnny he worked on a railroad A poundin on iron and steel Workin his way out West now The only sure thing s his next meal America was young But she was a growin Layin tracks across the prairie Not knowing where they re going His momma didn t wanna leave him But now he s in the West She said, "Please don t go" But he said, "If I don t I ll never rest" It wasn t always easy Some of the boys died Johnny wrote her letters But he received no replies Johnny he worked on a railroad A poundin on iron and steel Workin his way out West now The only sure thing s his next meal Johnny reached San Francisco Tired and broke without a dime Started panning for gold Just a hopin he would find The gold wasn t a rushin But Johnny kept on minin Trying to send his Mama something With the letters he was signing Then one day Johnny finally got a reply When he opens Mama s letter, he began to cry She s a writin from her deathbed and this is what she said "Please don t be mad at me son cause tomorrow I ll be dead" Johnny he worked on a railroad A poundin on iron and steel Workin his way out West now The only sure thing s his next meal song lyrics