Lyrics:

Oh, can't you hear that engine moanin'
As that fast freight goes rollin' by?
Oh, can't you hear that engine moanin'
As that fast freight goes rollin' by?
It's that Houston , Houston Special
And she's right on time

Oh, I was standin' on that platform
And I was ready, ready to go
Oh, I was standin' on that platform
And I was ready, ready to go
And I was waitin' for that Southern
Southern whistle to blow

Oh, my mama she done told me
And my papa done told me, too
Oh, my mama she done told me
And my papa done told me, too
That if you catch that Southern freight train
It won't be home to you

(Repeat first verse)