Don't call my name out your window, as I'm leavin' 'Cause I won't even turn my head And don't send your kin folk to give me no dang talkin' 'Cause I'll be gone like I said
You'd can say the same ole things That you've been sayin' all along Just lay there in your bed And keep you mouth shut 'till I'm gone No, Don't give me that old familiar, cry n' cuss n' moan Understand your man Oh, Understand your man huh.
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Oh, party boys
You can give my other suit to the Salvation Army And everything else I leave behind I ain't takin' nothin' that'll slow down my travelin' While I untangle my mind
No, I ain't gonna repeat what I said anymore While I'm breathin' air that ain't been breathed before Yet, I'll be as gone as a wild goose in winter Then you'll understand your man (meditate on it) You'll understand your man (You hear me talkin, now?) Understand your man (I told you so) Understand your man Huh,
Well I taught the weeping willow how to cry And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky And the tears I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die Oh I met her accidentaly in St Paul Minnesota And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl southern drawl Then I heard my dream was back downstream cavortin' in Davenport And I followed you Big River when you called Then you took me to St Louis later on down the river A freighter said she's been here but she's gone boy she's gone I found her trail in Memphis but she just walked up the block She raised a few eyebrows and went on down alone [ steel - guitar ] Now won't you batter down by Boton Rouge River Queen roll it on Take that woman on down to New Orleans New Orleans Go on I've had enough dump my blues down in the gulf Oh she loves you Big River more than me Yeah I taught the weeping willow how to cry cry cry And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky And the tears I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
Hey Porter, hey Porter, would you tell me the time How much longer will it be 'til we cross that Mason-Dixon line When we hit Dixie would you tell that engineer to ring his bell And ask everybody that ain't asleep to stand right up and yell Hey Porter, hey Porter, what time did you say How much longer will it be 'til I can see the light of day When we hit Dixie would you tell that engineer to slow it down Better still just stop the train 'cause I'd like to look around
Hey Porter, hey Porter, it's gettin' light outside This old train is puffin' smoke and I have to strain my eyes But ask that engineer if he would blow his whistle please I smell frost on cotton leaves and I feel that southern breeze
Hey Porter, hey Porter, get my bags for me I need nobody to tell me now that we're in Tennessee Go tell that engineer to make that lonesome whistle scream We're gettin' close to home so take it easy on the steam
Hey Porter, hey Porter, please open up the door When they stop this train, I'm gonna get off first 'cause I can't wait no more Tell that engineer I said thanks a lot and I didn't mind the fair Gonna set my feet on southern soil and breathe that southern air
Hey Porter, hey Porter, would you tell me the time How much longer will it be 'til we cross that Mason-Dixon line When we hit Dixie would you tell that engineer to ring his bell Ask everybody that ain't asleep to stand right up and yell