Kevin Welch - Long Cold Train lyrics

It's a long cold train, mamas in pain Daddy throws his hands up thinking up a name For an earth-bound baby From mama to a pullman chair Daddy says come on baby, come on baby Come on baby, come on baby The baby came crying But the heaven bound mama can't hear. The engineer man, he hears the news Train whistle's blowing soft mama blues Porter shut the window Porter draw the pullman shade The train goes crying, engineer's crying Papa he's crying, baby he's crying Mama goes dying, It's mama for a baby trade... It's a long cold train, papa's in pain Johnny's been thinking about the story 'bout the train And his bygone mama And the night that he and papa cried Johnny says come on papa, come on papa Come on papa, come on papa Papa can't hear him Papa let the train roll by Now it's johhny at the window in his bedroom shoes Train whistle's blowing soft papa blues Johnny shut your window Johnny shut your bedroon shade H .e says goodbye papa, goodbye papa Goodbye papa, goodbye papa Come on train, carry young johnny away... It's a long cold train, johnny's in pain He goes to the station with his mind in flames Lay down johnny With your heart on the long steel track He says come on train. come on train Come on train, come on train Johnny's going to heaven He ain't ever coming back Can't you feel the train coming with it's cold steel shoes Train whistle blowing soft Johnny blues Jesus is at the window, he's opening up the window shade Johhny sees his mama, he says hello mama Johnny sees his papa, he says hello papa Hello heaven, goodbye long cold train