From the recording A History of Blues - Discs 1 - 4
Recorded with Matt Tarbell on harmonica , Dave Curtis on bass, and J. Sugarfoot Moore on drums at Screaming Skull Studio in Syracuse. Composed in 1977. A killer version. Part of the Last Blue Note Sessions.
Lyrics
Train come ’round the corner
goin’ to take me away
Train come ’round the corner
goin’ to take me away
My mamma don’t love me
and my papa don’t want me to stay
Woman done left me
for another man
Woman done left me
for another man
I gave her everything
I just don’t understand
Goin’ down to Orleans
learn to play the blues
Yes, I’m goin’ down to Orleans
learn to play the blues
After losin’ you, babe
I got nothin’ to lose
7:45
hear that whistle blow
It’s 7:45
hear that whistle blow
Fifteen more minutes
I’ll think of you no more
She’s a cool streamliner
with a ragin’ smokestack
She’s a cool streamliner
with a ragin’ smokestack
I got a ticket in my hand
and a tilt to my top hat