If you miss the train I'm on You will know that I gone You can hear the whistle blow A hundred miles A hundred miles A hundred miles A hundred miles A hundred miles You can hear the whistle blow A hundred miles Yes I'm one Yes I'm two Yes I'm three Yes I'm four Yes I'm 500 miles from my home 500 miles 500 miles 500 miles 500 miles Lord I'm five hundred miles from my home Not a shirt on my back Not a penny to my name Lord I can't go a-home This a-way This a-way This a-way This a-way This a-way Lord I can't go a-home This a-way If you miss the train I'm on You will know that I am gone You can hear the whistle blow A hundred miles A hundred miles A hundred miles A hundred miles A hundred miles You can hear the whistle blow A hundred miles You can hear the whistle blow A hundred miles Yes You can hear the whistle blow A hundred miles