In a town I forget the name of There lived a boy named Dan Who was driver of the The railroad train that ran Well he loved that train so much He loved it with his heart But then he met a pretty young girl That's when the trouble starts When the trouble starts Well Ruby was her name And she drove old Dan insane But she didn't want to share Dan's love With the railroad train A three way love is trouble I guess you already know So evil Ruby decided Someone had to go Someone had to go Well evil deeds to Ruby Was surely nothing new Cause late that night she decided Just what she had to do Danny's blood ran that night With the pouring rain Cause evil Ruby shot that boy And stole the railroad train Stole that railroad train Well the moral of the story If you don't want to end like Dan Forget that girl and take that train And leave for Vietnam