Song title: The train song
The train song
Locomotive number 9 traveling down to New Orleans
Spittin' out fire and smoke as black as coal the hottest I have ever see
Oh Engineer, Mr Engineer won't you please get me home on time
'Cause I cant stay away, no not another day
From that pretty little woman of mine
Long time riding oh down this rusty track
And I fear that I'd never get home
Long time dreaming of what I'll do when I get back
Be there when the morning comes
When the morning comes
Hey there Mr Conductor
Can you tell me what time we're due
Well I hate to seem impatient but you'd be excited too
If you got a pretty little woman like I got
Just waitin' for you back at home
And once I reach for loving arms
And never again she'll roam
Long time riding oh down this rusty track
And I fear that I'd never get home
Long time dreaming of what I'll do when I get back
Be there when the morning comes
When the morning comes
Long time riding oh down this rusty track
And I fear that I'd never get home
Long time dreaming of what I'll do when I get back
Be there when the morning comes
When the morning comes
Seems kind of hard to believe
That I'm goin, goin home at last
They say that things have changed
Well I guess a lot of time has passed
And just a few more miles and a little more time
Before you know it I'll be there
And I'll be waltzing arm in arm
With my darling electric chair
Seems kind of hard to believe I'm goin' home at last
They say that things have changed
Well I guess a lot of time has passed
Just a few more miles and a little more time
Before you know it I'll be there
And I'll be waltzing arm in arm
With my darling electric chair
And I'll be waltzing arm in arm
With my darling electric chair
Itis been a long time riding oh down this rusty track
And I feel that I never get home
I've been a long time dreaming
Of what I'd do when I'd get back
Be there when the morning comes
When the morning comes Notes:
Recorded at the Bill Graham Studios in Feb 1970. Played in that period.
This song has never been published on any official release.
Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
- 13/01/1970 The Matrix, San Francisco,CA ,USA during the Child / Steel Mill Period
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Unique known live performance: 13/01/1970 The Matrix, San Francisco,CA ,USA
Song 'history':
During the early years (1965-1972), played live (at least) 1 time(s) during the Child/Steel Mill period.
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Keep in mind that only a small amount of the setlists of these years has surfaced, so it may have been played a lot more.
Apart from the above live performances, the song was recorded in 1970 during the only known studio session with the Steel Mill group, at the Fillmore studios in Feb 1970.
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