Lyric The St. Louis Train Kept Passing By (1927)

The boats at the landin , the trains at the station blowin .
The boats at the landin , the trains at the station blowin .
I got my ticket in my hand, but I don t know where I m goin .

I went to the depot, I looked up at the board.
I went to the depot, I looked up at the board.
I ask the ticket agent, is the St. Louis train on the board?

He said little boy, little girl don t weep and cry.
He said little boy, little girl don t weep and cry.
There s a St. Louis train on this board, but it keeps on easing by.

I took my suitcase, and went up that lonesome hill.
I took my suitcase, and went up that lonesome hill.
I heard that St. Louis train comin through by Jacksonville.

Lord, I can t stay here no more.
Lord, I can t stay here no more.
I hear that St. Louis bound train blowin , I really got to go.