Lyrics When the Train Comes Along - Fred McDowell, Rosalie Hill, Sidney Hemphill Carter

When the Train Comes Along

When The Train Come Along 2:09 Trk 4
Fred McDowell
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Fred McDowell — guitar
Sidney Carter and Rose Hemphill — vocals
Recorded Sept. 25, 1959, Como Mississippi
Album: Portraits The First Recordings
Rounder CD 1718
(guitar)
First line vs. each sings solo
When the train come along, Lord
When the train come along, Lord
Gonna meet her at the station
When the train come along
If you see my mother
And she ask for me, Lord
Gonna meet her at the station
When the train come along
(guitar)
When the train come along, Lord
When the train come along, Lord
Gonna meet her at the station
When the train come along
If you see my father
And he ask for me, Lord
Gonna meet him at the station
When the train come along
(guitar)
When the train come along, Lord
When the train come along, Lord
Gonna meet her at the station
When the train come along
When the train come along, Lord
When the train come along, Lord
Gonna meet her at the station
When the train come along
If you see my father
And he ask for me, Lord
Gonna meet him at the station
When the train come along
(guitar)
If you see my mother
And she ask for me, Lord
Gonna meet her at the station
When the train come along