Co me along my dear the time is growing near.
We'll have to walk down whe re th e fie ld i s overgrown.
Consump tion's claimed his life and we da re not miss th e sight
Of the tr ain c arrying Jimm ie Rodge rs hom e.
Well we had som e hard ti mes these last few years
Lost the farm almos t lost our spirits too.
Yeah but it's th e strangest t hing; when we heard that man s ing
Oh we knew some how we'd ma ke it t hrough.
I can hear that whistle bl ow; that old tra in's a-movin' slow.
Sounds like it' s cryin ' for tha t sin ging brake man too.
Back to t he sunny south he'l l go and he'll n ever r oam no more
Here's the tr ain oh hold me close oh swe ethea rt do.
Come here my little one let me hold you up.
Want you to rememb er th is d ay w hen y ou a re grown
How your mama and your dad we re so proud an d so sad
Watching t he tr ain carr ying Ji mmie Rod gers home.
(Refrain)
There goes the tra in ca rrying Jim mie Rodgers home.
Oh-de-lay-e e Ay-d ee oh- oo