Letras
This old soul, you know, time she left Chicago, you know
Old soul's taken down with the blues, you know
Well, she's taken down with the blues
The chief come 'round here in the morning
Gonna put out, you know
When they got that old soul was getting up, you know
Singing and a-crying
Ain't got nobody take me to this train
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm-mmm
I know you ain't an old soul, but I feel sorry for you
I don't know why, you know, she feel contented
Gonna put out
Well, she reckon she got two little grandchildren, you know
And she got up on the street, you know
The water begin to rise all around old soul
She came out a-crying and a-singing
Bare you if I don't see you no more
Mmm, mmm, mmm
Lo, lo, la, la
Some old soul, you know, went on down to the union station, you know
And she asked the depot man what time it was
And she heard that 8:30 freight blowing and
She's gonna take that Panama Limited, you know
It kinda blow a little different roll, you know
A little different roll
All right
Well, after she heard this freight, you know
She asked the man again what time it was
They told her to lay her head on the rail line
Got to hear that rail popping, train part long
But old soul stooped down and she heard a rail popping
And she up and singing, you know
I'm a motherless child, I'm a long way from my home
Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm-mmm
Well, some moaning so loud, I had to
When some old soul begin to moan, you know
She heard that freight train coming in there hollering, you know
And after the hollering, she heard the bell blowing
And after that bell blowing, she heard it when it put out
Air brakes
Air brakes, woo-hoo-hoo
Uh-huh
When I heard it, you know
I heard that train coming out, you know
Old soul getting happy
She came on to singing and crying