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 (oh)
A hundred miles, a hundred miles (oh)
You can hear the whistle blow (oh)
A hundred miles (oh)
Lord, I'm one, Lord, I'm two (oh)
Lord, I'm three (Lord), Lord, I'm four
Lord, I'm five hundred miles
From my home
Five hundred miles, five hundred miles
Five hundred miles, five hundred 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