Lyrics:

Won't you gather all around me
And listen to my tale of woe
Got some good advice to give you
I got some things you oughta know
Take a tip from one who's travelled
Yes, and never stopped a-ramblin' around
Well, once you get the roamin' fever
You're gonna never settle down
Lord, you're never gonna settle down

Met a little girl in Frisco
Asked her to be my wife
Told her I was tired of roamin'
Thought I'd settle down my life
Then I heard the whistle blowin', oh
I knew it was the Red Ball Train
Left that gal beside the railroad
And I never saw the gal again
I never see the gal again

Never see the girl again
Never see the girl again
I left that girl beside the railroad
Yeah, and I never saw her again
Woo

Been from Maine to Califor'ny
From Canada to Mexico
I never even saved no money
And now I got no place to go, boy
Now I got no place to go

If you want to do me a favor
Before I lay me down and die
Just dig my grave beside the railroad
So I can hear the trains go by, oh Lord
Trains go by

I can hear the trains go by
I can hear the trains go by
Bury my bones be side the railroad
Never saw her