Train Kept A-Rollin' lyrics

Song information

Artist: The Yardbirds
Album: Live Yardbirds! Featuring Jimmy Page

Lyrics

(T. bradshaw / l. mann / h. kay)
Studio version
This version has a double-tracked vocal from keith relf (recorded two different dates). the lyrics are slightly altered. I have tried to capture the vocal mixed in the background in '()' brackets following the main lyric

I caught the train, I met a dame
She was a hipster, well and a real cool dame
(She was handsome,)
She was pretty, from new york city
Well and we trucked on down in that old fairlane
(Goin' on,)
With a heave, and a ho
(Wo,)
Well, I just couldn't let her go
(Yes I did,)
Get along, sweet little woman, get along
Be on your way
Get along, sweet little woman, get along
Be on your way
With a heave, and a ho
(Love the way you walk,)
I just couldn't let her go
(Yes I do now.)

Well, the train kept a-rollin', all night long
(Sweet little woman, get along,)
The train kept a-rollin', all night long
([You're my queen?])
The train kept a-rollin', all night long
(Sweet little woman, get along,)
The train kept a-rollin', all night long
([You're my queen?])
With a heave, and a ho
(Love the way you walk,)
Well I just couldn't let her go
(Yes I do.)

We made a stop at albuquerque
She must have thought I was a real gone jerk
We got out the train in el paso
Lookin' so good, jack, I couldn't let her go
Get along, sweet little woman, get along
(Oh, right,)
Well, the train kept a-rollin', all night long
The train kept a-rollin', all night long
The train kept a-rollin', all night long
The train kept a-rollin', all night long
With a heave, and a ho
Well I just couldn't let her go

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Bbc version
I caught the train, I met a dame
She was a hipster, well and a real cool dame
She was pretty, from new york city
Well and we trucked on down in that old fairlane
With a heave, and a ho
And I just couldn't let her go
Get along, sweet little woman, get along
Better be on your way
Get along, sweet little woman, get along
Better be on your way
With a heave, and a ho
I just couldn't let her go
No

Yeah, the train kept a-rollin', all night long
The train kept a-rollin', all night long
The train kept a-rollin', all night long
The train kept a-rollin', all night long
With a heave, and a ho
Just couldn't let her go
No

We made a stop at albuquerque
She must have thought I was a real gone jerk
We got out the train in el paso
Lookin' so good, that I couldn't let 'er go
With a heave, and a ho
I just couldn't let her go
Get along, sweet little woman get along
Better be on your way
Get along, sweet little woman get along
Be on your way
With a heave, and a ho
I just couldn't let her go
No

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

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