Nobody knows the river bottoms like I do Nobody knows river bottoms like I do Crying it's the reason I know them I travelled them through and through I went to the station, looked up at the sign I went to the station, looked up at the sign Crying if the train don't hurry it's gonna be some walking done Man, you can always tell when your baby gonna treat you mean Crying you can always tell when your baby gonna treat you mean You get your meals unregular, house ain't never clean Now you can mighty easy tell when your faro's gonna throw you down Now you can mighty easy tell when your faro's gonna throw you down Now she won't say nothing but her face all filled with frown "Oh, step on it" I hear the railroad poppin' and the ties begin to cry I hear the railroad poppin' and the ties begin to cry Wonder did it bring me my baby or leave her, pass on by