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Fast Freight
The Kingston Trio
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As I listen for the whistle
And I lie awake and wait
Wish the railroad didn't run so near
'Cause the rattle and the clatter
Of that old fast freight
Keeps a-makin' music in my ear
Go bum again
Go bum again
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Hear the whistle blow
Hear the whistle blow
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack
The wheels are singin' the railroad track
Well, if you go, you can't come back
Well, if you go, you can't come back
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
ย
Well, I'd ride along to Texas
Maybe Mexico
I'd meet a pal or two along the way
The wheels are makin' music
In the valley down below
"Go bum again" is what they seem to say
Go bum again
Go bum again
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Hear the whistle blow
Hear the whistle blow
ย
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack
The wheels are singin' 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
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 used to be
I work as hard as any man in town
And I got a pretty gal, she thinks the world of me
Man, I'd be a fool to let her down
Go bum again
Go bum again
ย
Hear the whistle blow
Hear the whistle blow
ย
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack
The wheels are singin' the railroad track
Well, if you go, you can't come back
Well, if you go, you can't come back
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
ย
So, every night I listen
And I wonder if it's late
In my dreams, I'm ridin' on that train
And I feel my pulse a-beatin'
To that old fast freight
And I thank the Lord I'm just a bum again
Go bum again
Go bum again
Hear the whistle blow
Hear the whistle blow
ย
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack
The wheels are singin' the railroad track
Well, if you go, you can't come back
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
If you go, you can't come back
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