Leadbelly - Sail On Little Girl lyrics

To some foreign distant land My gal gon' sail To some foreign distant land An' I'm gon' be Some other woman's man Said on, sail on, little girl, sail on Go on, sail on, little girl, sail on You gon' keep on sailin' Till you lose yo' happy home When that mean old train Carried my gal away, befo' When that mean old train Carried my gal away, befo' I was young and wild People, I didn't know I could change my mind And love somebody else I could change my mind And love somebody else I lived in misery But I brought it on, myself But I'm so glad I don't feel that way, no mo' But I'm so glad I don't feel that way, no mo' If she can stand to leave me I can stand to see her go