A workin' on the railroad all day long a workin' on the 
railroad sing this song
Sing about an old love I once knew sing about an old 
love or maybe two
A workin' on the railroad a workin' on the railroad
Work work workin' on the railroad

I drove a lotta hot steel in my time I drank a lotta 
stuff they call moonshine
I got me a woman in every town workin' on the railroad 
never settle down
A workin' on the railroad a workin' on the railroad
Work work workin' on the railroad

I draw my pay on a Saturday night go in town and start 
a fight
Love me a woman and laught at a joke a workin' on the 
railroad always a broke
A workin' on the railroad a workin' on the railroad
Work work workin' on the railroad

When I die then they'll burry me alongside of tracks 
where I wanna be
Don't you cry friends just remember this there ain't 
much your ole buddy miss
A-workin' on the railroad a workin' on the railroad
Work work workin' on the railroad