Hopped a freight train out of Nashville, rode it up to Ohio   From my way on to Detroit, stayed there for a month or so   Caught a ride into Chicago with a truck drivin' man   Stayed there for the summer singin' with a country band      And every time I hear a freight train's lonesome whistle blow   I think about the good girl I got a waitin' for me at home      Yonder comes a freight train movin' on down the line   Yonder comes a freight train, listen to that engine whine   I'm gittin' on that old train and goin' back to that good, good girl of mine   Freight train      Hopped a freight out of Chicago, thought that it was southern bound   Ended up in New York City where they travel underground   Stole a ride on a fruit truck, went through Charlotte to LA   I gotta ride back to Atlanta, like those towns but couldn't stay      Rode with a couple to Chattanooga, goin' to see Ruby Falls   Hundred and thirty eight miles from Nashville, I'll get home if I'll have to crawl      Yonder comes a freight train movin' on down the line   Yonder comes a freight train, listen to that engine whine   I'm gittin' on that old train and goin' back to that good, good girl of mine   Freight train      Yonder comes a freight train movin' on down the line   Yonder comes a freight train, listen to that engine whine   I'm gittin' on that old train and goin' back to that good, good girl of mine   Freight train