WOODY GUTHRIE lyrics - Little Black Train

There's a little black train a-comin'

Comin' down the track;

You gotta ride that little black train,

But it ain't a gonna bring you back.



You may be a bar-room gambler

And cheat your way through life;

You can't cheat that little black train

Or beat this final ride.



You silken bar-room ladies,

Dressed in your worldly pride;

You've gotta ride that little black train

That's comin' in the night.



Your million dollar fortune,

Your mansion glittering white;

You can't take it with you

When the train moves in the night.



Get ready for your savior,

Anf fix your business right;

You've got to ride that little black train

That makes this final ride.



You silken bar-room ladies,

Dressed in your worldly pride;

You've gotta ride that little black train

That's comin' in the night.



You may be a bar-room gambler

And cheat your way through life;

You can't cheat that little black train

Or beat this final ride.



There's a little black train a-comin'

Comin' down the track;

You gotta ride that little black train,

But it ain't a gonna bring you back.