A note to Mary Guest. My grandfather sang this to his children and they sang it to us. His version ended the same as your grandmother's. I was looking for the words today and came upon your post. My mother, 87 now, also sang "The Baggage Car Ahead". When I tell my kids the jist of the song they don't believe me. I'm so happy to hear another person had it sung to them.

My mother grew up in Geneseo Il and my grandfather knew lots of old songs like these. I miss hearing them.