[Intro]
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm
[Verse 1]
Well, I know I've been changed (Been a thousand miles)
Through the drizzlin' rain (Gets hard to smile)
Take me back again (Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm)
Little black train's rollin' 'round the bend
Little black train's rollin' 'round the bend
[Refrain]
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm
Little black train's rollin' 'round the bend
[Verse 2]
Well, I know I've been mean (I've done lost)
Sweetest thing I seen (Get off ya cross)
I built'cha flyin' machine (Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm)
Little train's comin' with the whistle and a-steam
Little train's comin' with the whistle and a-steam
[Refrain]
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm
Little train's comin' with the whistle and a-steam
[Verse 3]
Well, I'll know I'm in pain (Ain't bugged me once)
On this muddy bank (I twiddle my thumb)
How can I recall the sound of my own name (Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm)
Little train's comin' with the rumble and strain
[Refrain]
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm
Little train's comin' with the rumble and strain
[Verse 4]
Well, once I was lost (But I got found)
I could not speak (But I heard a sound)
Upon Dead Man's Bluff (Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm)
Little train's comin' with a huff and a puff
Little train's comin' with a huff and a puff
[Refrain]
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm
Little train's comin' with a huff and a puff
[Verse 5]
I seen a silver light (Hangin' over the trees)
On bended knee (Rat-a-tat-tat)
An unforgettable flower of the American South
Little train's comin' but it ain't comin' back
Little train's comin' but it ain't comin' back
[Refrain]
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm
Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm
Little train's comin' but it ain't comin' back