Ida Cox — Bama Bound Blues

[Verse 1] Mister Engineer, please turn your train around Mister Engineer, please turn your train around I believe to my soul my man is 'Bama bound [Verse 2] Take me back, daddy, try me one more time Take me back, daddy, try me one more time And if I don't please you, break my neck for tryin' [Verse 3] But the train passed by, with my daddy on the inside The train passed by, with my daddy on the inside I could do nothing but hang my head and I cried [Instrumental Break] Hey, hey [Verse 4] My mama told me, my papa told me too My mama told me, my papa told me too Some brown-skin man is gonna be the death of you [Verse 5] I'm 'Bama bound, ain't got no railroad fare I'm 'Bama bound, ain't got no railroad fare If the blues don't leave me, I'll walk the railroad there