Actual Delmore Brothers lyrics which are pretty much the same as Doc’s who is performing with Merle Travis.
[instrumental intro]
Blow yo whistle freight train
Take me on down the line
Blow yo whistle [yodel] (len-hee-hee)
Got rambling on my mind.
[Instrumental chorus]
That old freight train moving along to Nashville
Hold a charm that is a charm for me
Makes me think of good old boomer days gone by
Makes me feel so lonely dont you see.
Blow yo whistle freight train
Take me on down the line
Blow yo whistle [yodel] (len-hee-hee)
Got rambling on my mind.
[Instrumental chorus]
Got a feeling that Ill want to ramble
Still I know that that can never be
Guess Ill have to listen to that old smoke stack
Singing out this lonely song for me.
Blow yo whistle freight train
Take me on down the line
Blow yo whistle [yodel] (len-hee-hee)
Got rambling on my mind.
[Instrumental chorus]
Blow yo whistle freight train
Take me on down the line
Blow yo whistle [yodel] (len-hee-hee)
Got rambling on my mind.
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Doc Watson Lyrics – Blow Your Whistle Freight Train