Old Reuben made a train and he put it on the track He run it to the Lord knows where And it's O Lordy me and O Lordy my He run it to the Lord knows where You oughta been up town and hear that train go down You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles And it's O Lordy me and O Lordy my You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles I've been to the east and I've been to the west I'm goin' where them chilly winds don't blow And it's O Lordy me and O Lordy my I'm goin' where them chilly winds don't blow You oughta heard that train when she rounded the bend She's blowin' like she'll never blow again And it's O Lordy me and O Lordy my She's blowin' like she'll never blow again