I was five years old
When Daddy started packin'
And I stood there by my Momma
As she cried
And the next thing that we knew
Some old train came passin' through
And Daddy got on board
And we ain't seen him no more

Oh, oh, I wonder
Why trains make me lonesome
It happens everytime
That engine moan some
An' when I hear that whistle blow
It makes my heart sink low
And I wonder
Why trains make me lonesome

Was a cold dark night
When I drove her to the depot
There were tears in my eyes
And a ticket in her hand
And as we stood there by those tracks
I knew she wasn't comin' back
So I turned and walked away
But I still miss her today, hey hey

I wonder
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It happens everytime
That engine moan some
An' when I hear that whistle blow
It makes my heart sink low
And I wonder
Why trains make me lonesome

This office buildin' looks like
Simple station
Those ink spots look like
Engine number nine
An' this couch on which I lay
Suppose to haul my blues away
That old pipe that you keep tokin'
Is like an old coal engine smokin', Doctor

I wonder
Why trains make me lonesome
It happens everytime
That engine moan some
An' when I hear that whistle blow
It makes my heart sink low
And I wonder
Why trains make me lonesome

Oh, yes I wonder
Why trains make me lonesome