Around the bend in the L& N They loaded it down with a lot of men The whistle blow and threw the switch Nobody knew just-a which one switch I'm ridin', ridin on the L& N I ain't jivin', ridin' on the L& N Well a man named Quin on the L& N Runnin' around on how she's been Train slowed down and the men jumped off I wasn't dead 'cause I heard him callin' I'm ridin', ridin' on the L& N I ain't jivin', ridin' on the L& N A man named Mose with a great big nose Sleepin' on that pile of toes The doctor came and he rang the bell The palla alla get well, well, well I'm ridin', ridin' on the L& N I ain't jivin', ridin' on the L& N