That big eight-wheeler rollin' down the track Means your true lovin' daddy ain't comin' by Cause I'm movin' on, I'll soon be gone Yeah, we're flyin' too high for my little old sky So I'm movin' on That big loud whistle as it blew and blew Said, hello to the Southland, we're comin' to you And we're movin' on, oh, hear my song You had the life on me, but I've set you free And I'm movin' on Mr. Fireman, won't you please listen to me Cause I got a pretty mama in Tennessee Keep movin' me on, keep rollin' on Saw a shovel of coal at this rattler rollin' Keep movin' me on Mr. Engineer, take that throttlin' hand This rattler's the fastest in the Southland line Keep movin' me on, keep rollin' on You're gonna ease my mind, put me there on time And keep rollin' on I've warned you, baby, from time to time But you just wouldn't listen or pay me no mind Now I'm movin' on, I'll soon be gone You have broken your vow and it's all over now And I'm movin' on You've switched your engine, now I ain't got time For a trifin' woman on my main line Cause I'm movin' on, I'm rollin' on I've warned you twice, now you can settle the price Cause I'm movin' on But someday, baby, when you've had your play You're gonna want your daddy, but your daddy will say Keep movin' on, stayed away too long I'm through with you, too bad you blew Keep movin' on