Freight train, freight train, goin' so fast Freight train, freight train, goin' so fast I don't know what train he's on Won't you tell me where he's gone? He lost his reason, lost his life He killed his friend in mortal strife He must keep movin' like the rollin' skies Just a-waitin' till he dies Freight train, freight train, goin' so fast Freight train, freight train, goin' so fast I don't know what train he's on Won't you tell me where he's gone? When he dies, just bury him please Way down the end of old chestnut street Poplars at his head and feet And tell them he's gone to sleep Freight train, freight train, goin' so fast Freight train, freight train, goin' so fast I don't know what train he's on Won't you tell me where he's gone?