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12 Feb 14 - 01:47 AM (#3600605) Subject: Georgia Train Songs From: PHJim A thread on New Orleans songs made me realise that there are a lot of songs about Georgia that also mention trains. Here are some that I can think of. Are there more? Georgia On A Fast Train - Billy Joe Shaver Georgia Railroad - Trad fiddle tune Slow Train Through Georgia - Norman Blake Bringing In The Georgia Mail - Fred Rose Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips Night Train To Georgia - Jason Aldean |
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12 Feb 14 - 01:51 AM (#3600606) Subject: RE: Georgia Train Songs From: PHJim Georgia On A Fast Train - Billy Joe Shaver On a rainy, windy morning that's the day that I was born on In the old sharecroppers one room country shack They say my mammy left me, same day that she had me Said she hit the road and never once looked back And I just thought I'd mention, my Grandma's old age pension Is the reason why I'm standing here today I got all my country learning, living and a churning Pickin' cotton, rasin' hell, and bailin' hay Chorus: I've been to Georgia on a fast train honey I wudn't born no yestday Got a good Christian raisin' and an eighth grade education Ain't no need in y'all a treatin' me this way And now sweet Caroline, I don't guess I'll ever find Another woman put together like you all With your wiggle and your walkin', and your big city talkin' Your brand new shiny Plymouth rag-top car Yeah it's hurry up and wait, in this world of give and take Seems like haste makes for waste every time And I pray to my soul, when you hear those ages roll You better know I'm gonna get my share of mine |
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12 Feb 14 - 01:57 AM (#3600607) Subject: RE: Georgia Train Songs From: PHJim Georgia Railroad (trad.) Peter and I we went fishin' Georgia Railroad I am bound; Caught a big mud-cat, put him in the kitchen, Georgia Railroad, Georgia gal. Cow and sheep went out to pasture, Georgia Railroad I am bound; Cow said, "Sheep can't you move a little faster", Georgia Railroad, Georgia gal. Sheep said: "Cow, I have a sore toe", Georgia Railroad I am bound; Cow said: "Sheep, I did not know", Georgia Railroad, Georgia gal. Well I'm goin' down the road and the road's all muddy, Georgia Railroad I am bound; But I'm so drunk I can't stand steady, Georgia Railroad, Georgia gal. |
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12 Feb 14 - 02:17 AM (#3600609) Subject: RE: Georgia Train Songs From: PHJim Slow Train Through Georgia - Norman Blake Down by the county bridge the gondolas roll hualing down to Birmingham that dirty half-slag coal I should let 'er move me on come sunshine, rain or drought 'cause just like the circle says Southern serves the South Hardships and troubles, Lord, you know I've had some gettin' older every day I'm a fair weather bum let me tell you good people here it's just about time to catch a slow train through Georgia and ease a worried mind Forty miles an hour she's rollin' down the line greasy rail, red-clay trails through the long leaf pines any place that the sunshine falls is where I long to be Sunshine Southern Special won't you roll me to the sea Hardships and troubles, don't you know I've had some gettin' older every day I'm a fair weather bum let me tell you good people here it's just about time to catch a slow train through Georgia and ease a worried mind Lord, I wish I was living day-by-day someplace down the track come on gal, my old pal Lord, you know we'll not look back I'll take down this old guitar I'll play her everyday let the slow train through Georgia roll my blues away Hardships and troubles, don't you know I've had some gettin' older every day I'm a fair weather bum let me tell you good people here it's just about time to catch a slow train through Georgia and ease a worried mind |
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12 Feb 14 - 02:20 AM (#3600611) Subject: RE: Georgia Train Songs From: PHJim Bringing In The Georgia Mail - Fred Rose See the engine puffing, boy she's making time That old trains wearing out the rail, rail, rail Heading for the mountain that she's got to climb Bringing in the Georgia mail Ninety miles an hour and she's gaining speed Listen to the whistle moan and wail, wail, wail Has she got the power I'll say yes indeed Bringing in the Georgia mail See the driver's travel watch her spin the track Ought to put that engineer in jail, jail, jail Has he got her rolling watch her ball the jack Bringing in the Georgia mail Rocking and a reeling spouting off the steam Stoke the fire and hope the brakes don't fail, fail, fail Serving all the people listen to her scream Bringing in the Georgia mail |