Terry Gilkyson

As I listen for the whistle, lie awake and wait Wish the railroad didn't run so near,
'Cause the rattle and clatter of that old fast freight keeps a-makin' music in my ear Go bum again Go bum again Oo-

Chorus:
Hear the whistle blow Hear the whistle blow Clickety clack, clickety clack The wheels are saying to the railroad track
Well, if you go, you can't come back If you go, you can't come back If you go, you can't come back

Well, I wouldn't give a nickel for the bum I use to be, work as hard as any man in town
I got a purty gal She thinks the world of me Man would be a fool to let her down Go bum again Go bum again Oo-

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So ev'ry night I listen, wonder if it's late In my dreams I'm ridin' on that train
I feel my pulse a-beatin' with that old fast freight and thank the Lord I'm just a bum again Go bum again Go bum again Oo-

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