That engine blow the whistle
And the fireman, he rang the bell
That engine blow the whistle
And the fireman, he rang the bell
Lord, I didn't have time to tell my baby farewell

I told my baby before I left that town
I told my baby before I left that town
Don't let nobody tear my playhouse down

Spent ninety days in jail, man, my face turned to the wall
Spent ninety days in jail, man, my face turned to the wall
All I could hear was my baby call

The river was whiskey and I was a divin' duck
The river was whiskey and I was a divin' duck
Dive to the bottom and never would I come up