Well I'm ridin' on this train, I've got tears in my eyes Tryin' to read a letter from my home If this train runs me right, I'll be home tomorrow night 'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow Well this train I ride on is a hundred coaches long You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles If this train runs me right, I'll be home tomorrow night 'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow Now if you say so, I will railroad no more Sidetrack my train and go home If this train runs me right, I'll be home tomorrow night 'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow 'Cause I'm nine hundred miles from my home And I hate to hear that lonesome whistle blow.