there s a slow train coming it s movin on down the line steel wheels on iron rails tonight i m fixin to die woo i hope you don t mind pretty mama woo hoo hope you don t mind if i go cause when the steam from the slow train rises i ain t gonna see you anymore there s a slow train coming coming right on time smokestacks and bottle lightning this jumper on the line woo i can t do without it anymore pretty mama yes i can t do it without it anymore cause when the steam from the slow train rises i ain t gonna see you anymore there s a slow train coming to march us home from war with my leather boots and my haversack sure can take it no more woo i cried for her baby when i saw you there woo hoo i cried for her just the same cause when the steam from the slow train rises i m gonna cry for you just the same well there s a slow train coming carrying the mighty worker hordes eighteen days in the cotton field enough to put a man out of coup d amour woo it s time to move on pretty mama woo hoo yes it s time to move on as i go as the steam from my slow train rises it s time for me to get on board