Well my mama told me, my papa told me too   Now my mama told me, papa told me too   Well I shouldn't be here tryin' to sing these railroad blues      Wish I had listened what my mama said   Wish I had listened what my mama said   Well I wouldn't be here tryin' to sleep in this cold iron bed      Alright      Well I went to the depot, I'd never got there on time   Went down to the depot, I'd never got there on time   Well the train done left, she's a rollin' down the line      Mister jailer, go away now, don't tell me no lies   Mister jailer, away, don't tell me no lies   When my train go down, she's rollin' down the line, down the line      Well my mama told me, my papa told me too   Well my mama told me, papa told me too   Well I shouldn't be here tryin' to sing these railroad blues      Wish I had listened what my mama said   Wish I had listened what my mama said   Well I wouldn't be here tryin' to sleep in this cold iron bed, no, no