Reuben made a train and he put it on the track He run it to the Lord-knows-where Oh me, oh my Run it to the Lord-knows-where Oh, you ought a-been in town When old Reuben's train go down You could hear the whistle blow a hundred miles Blow that whistle, boy Lord, I've been to the east and I've been to the west I'm goin' where these chilly winds don't blow Oh me, oh my Goin' where these chilly winds don't blow Oh, Reuben made a train and he put it on the track He run it to the Lord-knows-where Oh me, oh my Run it to the Lord-knows-where