Underneath the rising sun The long hard day had just begun The sweat of a thousand years Hammer on the rail Hammer in that nail So we sing the night train song Then the days don't seem so long When you're working for the railroad Oh, the night train's coming Hear the whistle blowing And the ground start moving Hey, I'm on my way I'm going home again I'm going home again Oh, the night train's coming Hear the whistle blowing And the ground start moving Oh, I'm on my way I'm going home again With the midday sun Comes the urge to start to run But they gone and strapped chains to you There's a burning in the brain Freedom is it's name It's the sweat of a thousand years Hammer on the rail Hammer in that nail So you sing the night train song Then the days don't seem so long Oh, the night train's coming Hear the whistle blowing And the ground start moving Oh, I'm on my way I'm going home again I'm going home again Work, sweat, toil When you're working for the railroad Work, sweat, toil Oh, the night train's coming Hear the whistle blowing And the ground start moving Oh, I'm on my way I'm going home again I'm going home again Oh, the night train's coming Hear the whistle blowing And the ground start moving Oh, I'm on my way I'm going home again [Repeat to fade]