Fast Freight Songtext
von Steve Goodman

At night I sit and listen to that old fast freight
Wish the railroad didn′t run so near
'Cause the rambling and the clatter of that old fast freight
Keeps on making music in my ear

And oh, hear that whistle blow
You can hear the whistle blow
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack
The wheels, they sing to the railroad track
They′re singing, "If you go you won't come back
If you go you won't come back
If you go you won′t come back
If you go you won′t come back
If you go you won't come back
If you go, then you can′t come back."


Well I wouldn't give you a nickel for the bum I used to be
I work as hard now as any man in town
And I′ve got me a pretty little girl
And she thinks the world of me
My God I'd be a fool to let her down
And go bumming again

And oh, hear that whistle blow

You can hear that whistle blow
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack
The wheels, they sing to the railroad track
They′re singing, "If you go you won't come back
If you go you won't come back
If you go you won′t come back
If you go you won′t come back
If you go you won't come back

If you go you won′t come back
If you go you won't come back
If you go, well then you can′t come back."

Well I lie awake and I listen, God I wonder is it late
In my dreams I'm riding on that train
And I hear the wheels a-clanging
And I smell that coal black smoke
And I thank the Lord I′m just a bum again
Old bum again

And oh, hear that whistle blow


Hear that whistle blow
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack

The wheels, they sing like a railroad track
They're singing, "If you go you won't come back
If you go you won′t come back
If you go you won′t come back
If you go you won't come back
If you go you won′t come back

If you go you won't come back
If you go you won′t come back
If you go you won't come back
If you go you won′t come back
If you go you won't come back
If you go you won't come back
If you go you won′t come back
If you go, then you can′t come back

Can't come back, can′t come back, can't come back
No you can′t come back, buddy
You will never come back