Two-Ten Six-Eighteen Songtext

von Jimmie Rodgers

I've been away so long, fought a war that's come and gone
Doesn't anybody know my name?
My sister's up and wed, my mama has took to bed
Now my old dog Red's gone lame

[all] Please tell me if you can what time do the trains roll in?
[bass] Two-ten, six-eighteen
[primarily female backups] Ten-forty- four
[train whistle]

The house is falling down, no use in hangin' 'round
Doesn't anybody know my name?
The girl I left behind, she's gone with a friend of mine
I don't have to read a sign to know things ain't the same

[all] Please tell me if you can what time do the trains roll in?
[bass] Two-ten, six-eighteen
[primarily female backups] Ten-forty-four
[train whistle]

Ya can't go far away on just a soldier's pay
Doesn't anybody know my name?
Use'ta be when I could see, everybody wanted me
Now nobody comes to see a blind man catch a train

[all] Please tell me if you can what time do the trains roll in?
[bass] Two-ten, six-eighteen
[all]Ten-forty-four