Now it's a long, long way from New York City To the smell of Georgia clay, y'all And Lord I'm weary Too tired and lonely I wish I could leave today Hey, red rover Come on over Now it's a long, long way to where I'm going To where I might have been, yeah If I can find a big red train You know I'm going gonna back again Hey, red rover Come on over Hey, red rover Your big black engine keeps on rolling Oh, red rover keeps on going, yeah It's a stone cold, the sun don't shine The sky's getting dark and gray, Lord If I can find a big red train Well, you know I'm going to leave today Hey, red rover Come on over Hey, red rover Mmm, big black engine keeps on rolling Oh, red rover keeps on going, yeah Red rover Come on over Red rover Come on over Red rover Come on over Red rover Come on over Red rover Come on over Red rover Come on over Red rover Come on over Red rover Come on over Red rover Come on over Red rover Come on