Baby, here I am by the railroad track

Oh, waitin' for my baby, he's comin' back

Comin' back to me, on five O three

And it won't be long, no, no, it won't be long I get so lonesome

Since he's been gone

There ain't a thing worth mentioning

No, been goin' on And that's why I know

When the whistle blows, yeah

And it won't be long, no, no

It won't be long My daddy told me

When he said goodbye, yes he did

I'll be back, baby, oh

Baby, bye and bye That's why I've waited

So doggone long, yeah

Can't you see how happy I am

Because my man is comin' back? So now here I'll be, by the railroad track

Oh, waitin' for my baby, yeah, he's comin' back

Comin' back to me, on five O three, hey

And it won't be long, no, no, it won't be long Well I ain't had no lovin'

Since you know when

He's a lonesome old rooster

And I'm a lonesome hen That's why I know, yeah

When the whistle blows, yeah

And it won't be long, no, no

It won't be long Mmm, I'm so excited

My knees are shakin', yeah

Mr. Engineer, oh, don't you keep me waitin'

Hear me tellin' you Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry

Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry Baby, here I am, oh, by the railroad track, yeah

Waitin' for my baby, he's comin' back

Comin' back to me, Lord, on five O three, yeah

And it won't be long, hey, and it won't be long And that's why I know

When the whistle blows, yeah

It won't be long, no, no

It won't be long I don't know about you

But I know when the whistle blows, yeah

And it won't be long, no

It won't be long Hey, it won't be long

Mr. Engineer, tell me it won't be long

It won't be long, all right

And it won't be long Here it comes now

And it won't be long

Comin' back to me

And it won't be long, hurry