Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm Well, I know I've been changed (Been a thousand miles) Through the drizzlin' rain (Gets hard to smile) Take me back again (Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm) Little black train's rollin' 'round the bend Little black train's rollin' 'round the bend Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm Little black train's rollin' 'round the bend Well, I know I've been mean (I've done lost) Sweetest thing I seen (Get off ya cross) I built'cha flyin' machine (Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm) Little train's comin' with the whistle and a-steam Little train's comin' with the whistle and a-steam Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm Little train's comin' with the whistle and a-steam Well, I'll know I'm in pain (Ain't bugged me once) On this muddy bank (I twiddle my thumb) How can I recall the sound of my own name (Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm) Little train's comin' with the rumble and strain Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm Little train's comin' with the rumble and strain Well, once I was lost (But I got found) I could not speak (But I heard a sound) Upon Dead Man's Bluff (Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm) Little train's comin' with a huff and a puff Little train's comin' with a huff and a puff Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm Little train's comin' with a huff and a puff I seen a silver light (Hangin' over the trees) On bended knee (Rat-a-tat-tat) An unforgettable flower of the American South Little train's comin' but it ain't comin' back Little train's comin' but it ain't comin' back Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm, hmm-mm-mm Hmm-mm hmm-mm-mm hmm Little train's comin' but it ain't comin' back