The song sounded more like this.

Railroad is finished, cars on the track
Take my girl to Germany, and I'll never bring her back.

chorus:
Fare you well, my darling, fare you well, my dear
Fare you well, my darling, I hate to leave you here.

See the engine coming, coming around the bend,
Puffing and a whistling, with a load of soldier men.

chorus

If I die a railroad man, bury me beneath the tie,
So I can hear old Number 9 as she goes rolling by.

chorus

When I go to Germany, I'll hear the cannons roar
Fare you well, my darling, I'll think of you no more

chorus

Now I'm going to Germany, I won't be back till fall
And if I see the Kaiser, I won't be back at all

chorus

I am listening to the record "The Railroad In Folksong" right now and I am listening to the song and taking the words from the song that you thought they were and it had a few differences. If you want the record, just look in record shops, or get on Ebay.com and look.