Lyrics:

The train went off the track
The night she took me back
And I cried, "God have mercy"
But God, He was gone
I heard the brakes a-squeal
I felt the crush of steel
And I cried, "God have mercy"
But God He was gone
Oh, what a night
Oh, what a night
What a strange, dark night
Boots upon my back
My spine just up and snapped
And I cried, "God have mercy"
But God, He was gone
And there my life did end
Alone without a friend
And I cried, "God have mercy"
But God, he was gone
Oh, what a night
Oh, what a night
What a strange, dark night
Oh, what a night
Oh, what a night
What a strange, dark night