Lyrics:
Down along the railroad trackI ran into my old friend JackHe was dressed in his Sunday bestbut his face was mad and his eyes was a dazeHe said 'I lost Marinaand the last place that I'd seen hershe was making offwith my best friend'I took him to the waterI spent fifty dollarson something that would take him to the moonWell he must have gone to heavencuz just before I left himI tried to wake him upbut he would not moveSo come on Carmelita,you drunk too muchand I can see thatsoon you're gonna need a breath of airWe'll dance across the wheatfieldsThere's a place I know just east of hereIt wouldn't take too long to drive thereWe'll sleep out on the groundand in the morning when we wake upwe'll leave townAnd I picked my last tobacco leafSoaking wet up to my kneesout there before the sun is on the riseYou can have a drink of waterbut don't you look at my daughteror I'll come down there and cut you with this knifeSo come on CarmelitaYou drunk too muchand I can see thatsoon you're gonna need a breath of airWe'll dance across the wheatfieldsThere's a place I know just east of hereIt wouldn't take too long to drive thereWe'll sleep out on the groundand in the morning when we wake upwe'll leave townThere ain't any flat manbut if you are a black manthey'll put you on a planeback from where you're fromWe'll sleep out on the groundand in the morning when we wake upwe'll leave town