[Verse]
Yeah, hear the diesel drumming all down the line
Oh, hear the wires a humming all down the line
Yeah, hear the women sighing all down the line
Oh, hear the children crying all down the line (All down the line)
I'll be watching out for trouble, yeah
And we'd better keep the motor running, yeah
Well, you can't say yes and you can't say no
Just be right there when the whistle blows
I need a sanctified mind to help me now
Yeah, hear the men all working, working, yeah
Yeah, hear the children singing all down the line
I'll be watching out for trouble, yeah
And we'd better keep the motor running, yeah
I need a shot of salvation, baby, once in a while
Hear the whistle blowing, hear it for a thousand miles
You're gonna open up and swallow, yeah
All down the line, we're going to keep the motor running, yeah
Well you can't say yes, and you can't say no
Just be right there when the whistle blows
I need a sanctified mind to help me out right now
Be my little baby for a while
Won't you be my little baby for a while?
Won't you be my little baby for a while?
Won't you be my little baby for a while?
Won't you be my little baby for a while?

[Outro]
That's where I'll meet ya, there's where I'll go
I'm gone be down when the whistle blow
That's where I'll meet ya, there's where I'll go
I'm gone be down when the whistle blow