[Verse 1]
Freight train, freight train, runnin' so fast
Freight train, freight train, runnin' so fast
Please, don't tell what train I'm on
They won't know what route I'm goin'

[Verse 2]
When I'm dead and in my grave
No more good times here I crave
Place stones by my head and feet
Tell 'em all that I've gone to sleep

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[Verse 3]
When I die, Lord, bury me deep
Way down on old Chestnut Street
I can hear Old Number 9
As she comes passin' by

[Verse 4]
Freight train, freight train, runnin' so fast
Freight train, freight train, runnin' so fast
Please, don't tell what train I'm on
They won't know what route I'm goin'
Please, don't tell what train I'm on
They won't know what route I'm goin'