How long how long How long my train been gone How long how long How long my train been gone They gone long enough to take you to your good gal home Tell my wild women in California Where I so long to be Tell my wild women in California Where I so long to be Wild women and whiskey can make a fool out of me They can lead me like a little airedale only seven weeks old They can lead me like a little airedale only seven weeks old They can lead me to the water shake my head no no no The longest train I ever rode was seventy nine coaches long The longest train I ever rode was seventy nine coaches long But if the man had a seed me around the mountain I'd have been gone I was on my way to California where I so long to be I was on my way to California where I so long to be Honey I'm from Missouri you have to side me