Lyrics

Train to Chicago
I wanna ride
Train to Chicago
Can't be denied

I leave early in the mornin
Old pair of shoes
Shirt on my back
Ain't got nothin' to lose...Lord yea

Oh Mama, Oh Mama
Tell my mama I'm gone

Train to Chicago
Old number nine
Train to Chicago
Eleven dollar bills and a dime

Seventeen hours
I stand on my feet
These women and children
Ain't got nothin' to eat

Oh Mama, Oh Mama
Tell my mama I'm gone

I wanted 25 cents an hour
Boss man said no
Climb down off that tractor boy
Says Old Jimmy Crow

Help him Sweet Jesus
I heard my mama pray
This Train to Chicago
Take my baby away...Lord yea

Oh Mama, Oh Mama
Tell my mama I'm gone

When I get to Chicago
I'll stay alive
When I get to Chicago
Buy myself a 45