| Baby, here I am by the railroad track
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| Oh, waitin' for my baby, he’s comin' back
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| Comin' back to me, on five O three
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| And it won’t be long, no, no, it won’t be long
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| I get so lonesome
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| Since he’s been gone
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| There ain’t a thing worth mentioning
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| No, been goin' on
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| And that’s why I know
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| When the whistle blows, yeah
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| And it won’t be long, no, no
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| It won’t be long
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| My daddy told me
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| When he said goodbye, yes he did
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| I’ll be back, baby, oh
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| Baby, bye and bye
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| That’s why I’ve waited
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| So doggone long, yeah
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| Can’t you see how happy I am
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| Because my man is comin' back?
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| So now here I’ll be, by the railroad track
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| Oh, waitin' for my baby, yeah, he’s comin' back
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| Comin' back to me, on five O three, hey
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| And it won’t be long, no, no, it won’t be long
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| Well I ain’t had no lovin'
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| Since you know when
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| He’s a lonesome old rooster
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| And I’m a lonesome hen
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| That’s why I know, yeah
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| When the whistle blows, yeah
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| And it won’t be long, no, no
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| It won’t be long
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| Mmm, I’m so excited
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| My knees are shakin', yeah
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| Mr. Engineer, oh, don’t you keep me waitin'
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| Hear me tellin' you
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| Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry
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| Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry
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| Baby, here I am, oh, by the railroad track, yeah
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| Waitin' for my baby, he’s comin' back
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| Comin' back to me, Lord, on five O three, yeah
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| And it won’t be long, hey, and it won’t be long
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| And that’s why I know
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| When the whistle blows, yeah
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| It won’t be long, no, no
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| It won’t be long
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| I don’t know about you
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| But I know when the whistle blows, yeah
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| And it won’t be long, no
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| It won’t be long
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| Hey, it won’t be long
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| Mr. Engineer, tell me it won’t be long
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| It won’t be long, all right
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| And it won’t be long
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| Here it comes now
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| And it won’t be long
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| Comin' back to me
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| And it won’t be long, hurry |