Freight Train
by Elizabeth Cotten
From the album: Folksongs and Instrumentals With Guitar
Duration: 2:46
Lyrics for Freight Train
Freight train, freight train, run so fast Freight train, freight train, run so fast Please don't tell what train I'm on They won't know what route I'm gone When I am dead and in my grave No more good time here I crave Place the stones at my head and feet Tell them all that I'm gone to sleep Freight train, freight train, run so fast Freight train, freight train, run so fast Please don't tell what train I'm on They won't know what route I'm gone When I die, Lord, bury me deep Way down on ol' Chestnut Street Then I can hear old number nine As she come rolling by Freight train, freight train, run so fast Freight train, freight train, run so fast Please don't tell what train I'm on They won't know what route I'm gone