Compilation Series - Gone Dead Train lyrics

My engine was pumpin' steam And I was grindin' at you hard and fast I was burnin' down the rails, to heat the way Haulin' a** and ridin' up the track So I laugh at the conductor who was telling me My coal would never last Then the fire in my boiler Up and quit before I came It ain't no empty cellar Need a gone dead train Once was at a time when I could Mama shave 'em dry And raise a fever-calmin' ice-down chill Waitin' at the station With a heavy loaded sack Savin' up and holdin' just to spill Shootin' the supply from my demon's eye Instead of waiting for a time to hope I will When the fire in my boiler Up and quit before I came There ain't no empty cellar Need a gone dead train Oh it's a gone dead train Gotta poke it to burn now, now It's a gone dead train Gotta teach it to learn now, now There ain't no easy way When a daily run's a downhill pull And there ain't no easy day Wishin' for some jelly roll There ain't no switch been made To let your juicy lemon find A spring to run a dry well full Then the fire in my boiler Up and quit before I came It ain't no empty cellar Need a gone dead train No, it's a gone dead train You've got to help it to burn now, now You know it's a gone dead train You've got to teach it to burn now, now You know it's a gone dead train You've got to help it to burn now, now You know it's a gone dead train You've got to teach it to learn now, now You know it's a gone dead train You've got to help it to burn now, now You know it's a gone dead train You've got to teach it to burn now, now You know it's a gone dead train You've got to teach it to burn now, now You know it's a gone dead train