This song is a train song, it's a song about a train Not the Atchison, Topeka, not the Chattanooga Choo-Choo Nor the one that leaves at midnight for the state of Alabam' This song is a train song where the engineer is Uncle Sam Here comes the Freedom Train You better hurry down Just like a Paul Revere It's comin' into your home town Inside the freedom train You'll find a precious freight Those words of liberty The documents that made us great You can shout your anger from a steeple You can shoot the system full of holes You can always question "We the People" You can get your answer at the polls That's how it's always been And how it will remain So long as all of us Keep riding on the Freedom Train You can write the President a letter You can even tell him to his face If you think that you can do it better Get the votes and you can take his place You can hate the laws that you're obeying You can shout your anger to the crowd We may disagree with what you're saying But we'll fight to let you say it loud