Engineer blow that whistle, fireman ring the bell
Engineer blow that whistle, the fireman ring the bill
Well, I did not have time to tell my baby: Fare thee well

When I told my baby, thought she left that town
When I told my baby, thought she left that town
Don't you let nobody tear my playpen down

If that river was whiskey and I was a diving duck
If that river was whiskey and I was a diving duck
I would dive to the bottom, never would I come up

I spent ninety days in jail, man, my face turned on that all
Spent ninety days in jail, man, my face turned on that wall
Oh, all I could hear was my baby call
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