Lonesome River Band - Down the line

^GBorn out in the ^Ccountry, ^Emraised out on a ^Dfarm ^GGot my ^Ceducation ^Emout b^Dehind a ^Cbarn ^GLeft one Sunday ^Cmorning ^Gin a driving ^Drain ^EmHitchhiked to the ^Cfreight yard and ^Gcaught the ^Drailroad ^Gtrain

^GOh, ^Cengineer, ^Glet your whistle ^Dwhine ^EmOh, get me ^Cout of here, a little ^Gfurther down the ^Cline

^GI've been to Cali^Cfornia and I've ^Embeen to New Or^Dleans ^GBeen to New York ^CCity and ^Emevery^Dwhere be^Ctween ^GI've eat beans and ^Ctaters, your ^Gfinest cavi^Dar ^EmDrank brandy from a ^Csnifter and ^Gmoonshine ^Dfrom a ^Gjar

^GOh, ^Cengineer, ^Glet your whistle ^Dwhine ^EmOh, get me ^Cout of here, a little ^Gfurther down the ^Cline

^GSpent a year in a ^Cprison with a ^Emnumber for my ^Dname ^GFed me bread and ^Cwater, tied ^Emto a ^Dball and ^Cchain ^GI swore the day they ^Cslammed the door and the ^Gjailer locked me ^Din ^EmIf they ever let me ^Coutta here, I'll ^Gnever go b^Dack aga^Gin

^GOh, ^Cengineer, ^Glet your whistle ^Dwhine ^EmOh, get me ^Cout of here, a little ^Gfurther down the ^Cline

^GBeen dreaming of the day when I ^Emreturn back to my ^Dhome ^GThat's where I want to settle down, ^Emnever ^Dmore to ^Croam ^GSit me on a ^Ctractor and ^Gpoint me to the ^Dfield ^EmAnd I will plow a ^Cfurrow with my ^Ghands up ^Don the ^Gwheel

^GOh, ^Cengineer, ^Glet your whistle ^Dwhine ^EmOh, get me ^Cout of here, a little ^Gfurther down the ^Cline ^GOh, ^Cengineer, ^Glet your whistle ^Dwhine ^EmOh, get me ^Cout of here, a little ^Gfurther down the ^Cline