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Blues 'N' Trouble
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In the heat of the day down in Mobile, Alabama
Workin' on the railroad with the steel drivin' hammer
I gotta get some money to get some brand new shoes
I gotta find somebody to take away these blues
She don't hear me when I'm singin' in the sun
Payday's comin' when my work is all done
Well, in the evening when the sun is sinking low
All the iron workers start to whistle and blow
Sittin' in the teepee built right on the track
Rollin' them bones 'til the foreman comes back
Everybody's jumpin' and a-shakin' their pants
All for the train a-headin' for the super's lands
Everybody's jumpin' and a-shakin' their pants
Tryin' to get the money to the teepee man
Foreman in a panic got a-goin' insane
Tryin' to get the workers out the way of the train
The engineer blows his whistle loud and long
Can't stop the train, got to let it roll along