ol reuben made a train he put it on a track he ran it to the lord knows where oh me oh my ran it to the lord knows where should been in town when reuben s train went down you could hear that whistle blow 100 miles oh me oh my you could hear the whistle blow 100 miles last night i lay in jail had no money to go my bail lord how it sleeted it snowed oh me oh my lord how it sleeted it snowed i ve been to the east i ve been to the west i m going where the chilly winds don t blow oh me oh my i m going where the chilly winds don t blow oh the train that i ride is 100 coaches long you can hear the whistle blow 100 miles oh me oh my you can hear the whistle blow 100 miles i got myself a blade laid reuben in the shade i m startin me a graveyard of my own oh me oh lordy my startin me a graveyard of my own ol reuben made a train he put it on a track he ran it to the lord knows where oh me oh my ran it to the lord knows where