I lost all my money in a crooked poker game.
Now I'm going home on this old freight train.
I got the boxcar blues,
shuffle on down the track.
Shuffle, shuffle on down the track.
I got the boxcar blues,
and Lord,
I may never get back.
Well,
I am so lonely, I think I could die.
These ain't cinders, they're tears in my eyes.
I got the boxcar blues,
shuffle on down the track.
Shuffle, shuffle on down the track.
I got the boxcar blues,
and Lord, I may never get back.
Little blues now.
I dream of my Big Bit, biscuits in the pan.
I dream of my woman with another man.
I got the boxcar blues,
shuffle on down the track.
Shuffle, shuffle on down the track.
I got the boxcar blues,
and Lord,
I may never get back.
When I get back home, I'll get down on my knees.
I'll beg to my woman,
have a little mercy,
please.
I got the boxcar blues,
shuffle on down the track.
Shuffle, shuffle on down the track.
I got the boxcar blues,
and Lord,
I may never get back.
Little more picking now.
Now let me tell you, brother, it just ain't so.
There ain't no easy life for a poor old foe.
I got the boxcar blues,
shuffle on down the track.
Shuffle, shuffle on down the track.
I got the boxcar blues,
and Lord,
I may never get back.
Now listen to me, brother,
and take my advice.
Stay away from trains and them loaded dice.
You'll get the boxcar blues,
you shuffle on down the track.
Shuffle, shuffle on down the track.
You'll get the boxcar blues,
Lord,
you may never get back.
You'll get the boxcar blues,
Lord,
you may never get back.
Shuffle on down the track.