Reuben’s Train
Traditional
[Stampfel, both]
Oh, Reuben had a train
And he put it on the track
And he run it till the Lord knows where
Ah, me, ah Lordy my
Run it till the Lord knows where
What did the hobo say to the bum?
"Got some cocaine? Give me some!
I believe, great God, I'm comin' down."
Ah, me, ah Lordy my
B'lieve, great God, I'm comin' down
Oh, Reuben had a wreck
Now he broke his farmin' neck
And he can't read a letter from his mom
Ah, me, ah Lordy my
Can't read a letter from his mom
I got my razor blade
Laid Reuben in the shade
I'm startin' a graveyard of my own
Ah, me, ah Lordy my
Startin' me a graveyard of my own
[Spoken, overlapping with "...my own":]
Ride this train home good. Yessir