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Artist: Merle Haggard
Canonical path: /merle-haggard/train-whistle-blues
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Train Whistle Blues
Read Train Whistle Blues lyrics by Merle Haggard on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Train Whistle Blues
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When a woman gets the blues she hangs her little head and cries
When a woman gets the blues she hangs her little head and cries
But when a man gets blues he grabs him a train and rides
I can't understand how come you do me like you do
I can't understand how come you do me like you do do do do do
Well if you don't want me woman so since I don't want you
Looky yonder coming coming down the railroad track
Looky yonder coming coming down the railroad track
And see the black smoke rolling rolling from that old smoke stack
De yodel le-ee ai-de yodel e-ee
[ dobro ]
Hey hey hey
I feel so bad the whole round world looks blue
I feel so bad that the whole round world looks blue
I ain't got no money I don't know what to do
Looky yonder coming coming down the railroad track...
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Merle Haggard performs "Train Whistle Blues", and this lyric page sits inside the Merle Haggard catalog on LyroVerse.
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