You take your coat, I'm gonna carry your name But papa I will meet you on that train They put your name up in that hall of fame Cause the kids come a runnin out across a great, Great Plain You called me twice, you said baby you like nice And then you asked to speak to Momma You said I'll bring my coat You carry my name Then baby, I will meet you on that train It go mm-mm Mm-mm Mm-mm Mm-mm With a laugh like a wheat field in June And a smile like a Sunday groom You took that car over to that bar
But Dorothy know just where you been She said you get your coat I'll sign your name But Papa you better get back on that train It's a dusty bowl and it's full of thieves It's a dusty bowl, and it's all I need When te wind come down on those prairie eaves That's where you'll find me, I get down on my knees One long note cross one long night It's a midnight solo, I'm a sing it all my life In the pourin' rain, and the midnight fame Well Papa I can see you on that train It go mm-mm Mm-mm Mm-mm Mm-mm