Went down to the station
Leaned against the door
Went down to the station
I leaned against the door
I knew it was the Empire State
Can tell by the way she blows

Asked the depot agent
"Please let me ride the blinds"
Asked the depot agent
"Please let me ride the blinds"
He said, "Son, I like to help you, you know
But the Empire State ain't mine"

The Empire State, you know she
Rides on Eastern time
The Empire State
She rides on Eastern time
She's the "rollingest" baby
On the New York Central line

It was a mean ol' fireman
And a low-down engineer
It was a cruel fireman

A low-down engineer
That took my baby away
Left poor me sitting here
Engineer blew the whistle
The fireman rang the bell
The engineer blew the whistle
The fireman rang the bell
My woman's on board
She's was waving me fair-well

I'm gonna tell you what that
Mean ol' train will do
I'm gonna tell you
What that mean ol' train will do
Take your woman away
And shoot back black smoke back at you

They'll take your woman away
And shoot black smoke back at you
Take your woman away
And shoot black smoke back at you
Let's go...