In the heat of the day down in Mobile, Alabama
Workin' on a railroad 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 here, I'm singin' in the sun
The payday's comin' when my work is all done
In the oven in the evening when the sun is sinkin' low
All day I've been waitin' for the whistle to blow
Sittin' in a teepee, buildin' right on the tracks
Rollin' in, boss, telephone when it comes back
Big of you, the longest boys scatter about
We got an off-schedule train comin' two miles out
Let it roll, let it roll
Let it roll, let it roll
Big of you, the longest boys scatter about
We got an off-schedule train comin' two miles out
Well, everybody's scramblin' and they're jumpin' around
Biggin' up the money, tearin' the teepee down
Farmer was in panic, now they're goin' insane
Tryin' to get the workers out the way of the train
The engineer blowin' the whistle long and long
Can't stop a train, he gotta let it roll on
Let it roll, let it roll
Let it roll, let it roll
The engineer blowin' the whistle long and long
Can't stop a train, he gotta let it roll on