[Verse 1]
If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
A hundred miles, a hundred miles
A hundred miles, a hundred miles
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles

[Verse 2]
Lord, I'm one, Lord, I'm two, Lord, I'm three, Lord, I'm four
Lord, I'm five hundred miles from my home
Five hundred miles, five hundred miles
Five hundred miles, five hundred miles
Lord, I'm five hundred miles from my home

[Verse 3]
Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name
Lord, I can't go a-home this a-way
This a-way, this a-way, this a-way, this a-way
Lord, I can't go a-home this a-way

[Verse 4]
If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles