Song | Danville Girl |
Artist | Woody Guthrie |
Album | Muleskinner Blues: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 2 |
I went down to the railroad yard, Watch the train come by | |
Knew that train would roll that day But I did not know what time. | |
I did not know what time, boys, did not know what time, | |
Knew the train would roll that day but I did not know what time. | |
Good morning, Mister railroad man, what time does your train roll by? | |
Nine sixteen and two forty four, twenty five minutes ‘til five. | |
At nine sixteen, two forty four, twenty five minutes ‘til five. | |
Thank you, Mister railroad man, I wanna watch your train roll by. | |
Standing on the platform, smoking a big cigar, | |
Waitin' for some old freight train that carries an empty car. | |
I rode her down to Danville town, got stuck on a Danville girl, | |
Bet your life she was a pearl, she wore that Danville curl. | |
She wore her hat on the back of her head like high tone people all do, | |
Very next train come down that track, I bid that gal adieu. | |
I bid that gal adieu, poor boys, I bid that gal adieu, | |
The very next train come down that track, I bid that gal adieu. |
I went down to the railroad yard, Watch the train come by | |
Knew that train would roll that day But I did not know what time. | |
I did not know what time, boys, did not know what time, | |
Knew the train would roll that day but I did not know what time. | |
Good morning, Mister railroad man, what time does your train roll by? | |
Nine sixteen and two forty four, twenty five minutes ' til five. | |
At nine sixteen, two forty four, twenty five minutes ' til five. | |
Thank you, Mister railroad man, I wanna watch your train roll by. | |
Standing on the platform, smoking a big cigar, | |
Waitin' for some old freight train that carries an empty car. | |
I rode her down to Danville town, got stuck on a Danville girl, | |
Bet your life she was a pearl, she wore that Danville curl. | |
She wore her hat on the back of her head like high tone people all do, | |
Very next train come down that track, I bid that gal adieu. | |
I bid that gal adieu, poor boys, I bid that gal adieu, | |
The very next train come down that track, I bid that gal adieu. |