Carl And Pearl Butler - I used to own this train

I ^Aalmost broke my arm when I ^Gcaught this movin' ^Atrain Now I'm a-layin' in a cattle-car in ^Gagonizing ^Apain My ^Dclothes are all ^Eragged and I ^Dain't got a dime in ^Echange Would ^Ayou believe if I told you I ^Gused to own this ^Atrain

I ^Aonce owned everything from the ^Gengine to ca^Aboos And every foot of railroad track from ^GNew York to Saint ^ALew I ^Dworked and strained and ^Esaved in the ^Dsleet and the snow and the ^Erain ^AI gave ten years of sweat and blood up to ^Gfend for my ^Atrain

One ^Dday I met a pretty girl ridin' on my ^Atrain We ^Dloved and laughed then I wound up a sittin' in a poker ^Egame

She ^Ajust kept on kissin' on me and a-^Glookin' at my ^Ahand Sure did shock me when she left with the ^Gtall, dark, gamblin' ^Aman ^A7 I ^Dfirst lost all my ^Emoney, ^Dthen my watch and ^Echain Would ^Ayou believe I sat right there and ^Glost my whole darn ^Atrain

You ^Aask me why I'm holdin' to this ^Gold sleek case so ^Atight When the train slows down you'd better jump 'cause ^GI've got dyna^Amite ^{A7 D}I'ma gonna blow this ^Etrain so high it'll ^Dnever come down a^Egain Would ^Ayou believe if I told you I ^Gused to own this ^Atrain

Would ^Ayou believe if I told you I ^Gused to own this ^Atrain? Would ^Ayou believe if I told you I ^Gused to own this ^Atrain...(fades)