In the heat of the day down in Mobile, Alabama
Workin' on a Rebel with a steel-drivin' hammer
Gotta get some money, buy some brand-new shoes
Try to find somebody to take away these blues
She don't love me, hey, I'm singin' in the sun
Payday's comin' when my work is all done
Well, up in the evening when the sun is sinkin' low
All day I've been waitin' for the whistle to blow
Sittin' in a TV building right on the tracks
Rollin' them bones till the former comes back
Pick up your belongings, we'll scatter about
We got an off-schedule train comin' two miles out
Let it roll, let it roll, let it roll
Let it roll, let it roll, let it roll
Pick up your belongings, we'll scatter about
We got an off-schedule train comin' two miles out
Well, everybody's scramblin' and jumpin' around
Pickin' up the money, turnin' the TV on

We got an off-schedule train comin' two miles out
Tryin' to get the workers out the way of the train
Engineer blowin' the whistle long and long
Can't stop a train, you gotta let it roll on
Let it roll, let it roll, let it roll
Engineer blowin' the whistle long and long
Can't stop a train, you gotta let it roll on
Thank you.