WAVE TO ME MY LADY
(Frank Loesser & William Stein)
from Elton Britt (1940s) via Jim Kweskin (1973)

Just took a job in the railroad yard,
Pay me good, work me hard,
Just took a job in the railroad yard
And now I'm doin' fine.

CHORUS
------So won't you wave to me my lady,
------Wave to me my lady,
------Wave to me my lady as I roll on down the line,
------Oh won't you wave to me my lady,
------Wave to me my lady,
------Wave to me my lady down the line.

Just took a job on the railroad switch,
Won't go broke, can't get rich,
Just took a job on the railroad switch,
And now I'm doin' fine.

CHORUS
------Oh ain't you proud of me my lady,
------Proud of me my lady,
------Proud of me my lady as I roll on down the line,
------Proud of me my lady,
------Proud of me my lady,
------Ain't you proud of me my lady,
------Proud of me my lady down the line.

Just took a job on the railroad brake,
Daily bread--Sunday cake,
Just took a job on the railroad brake,
And now I'm doin' fine.

CHORUS
------So won't you say to me my lady,
------Say to me my lady,
------Say to me my lady as I roll on down the line,
------Oh won't you say to me my lady,
------Say to me my lady,
------Say to me my lady you'll be mine.


(...then Jim said, "I love that song.")

Art Thieme