I didn't know my baby loved me so-o-o-o-o
Until that letter come to let me know
Now I pack my bags and then I'll go
And catch the first train I see heading south
If I'd a got this letter in Idaho
Where snow's so deep it wouldn't let me go
I'd a went hog wild and melted all that snow
And caught the first train I saw heading south
If I'd a got this letter in Iowa ( *be sure to sing/pronouce it as Io-Way)
Nothing in this world could make me stay
I'd a grabbed my hat and then been on my way
And caught the first train I saw heading south
I didn't know my baby loved me so-o-o-o-o
Until that letter come to let me know
Now I pack my bags and then I'll go
And catch the first train I see heading south
Instrumental, basically a whole regular verse with lead guitar in front.
I didn't know my baby loved me so-o-o-o-o
Until that letter come to let me know
Now I pack my bags and then I'll go
And catch the first train I see heading south
If I'd a got this letter in Ohio
With a busted back two arms and a broken toe
There'd be no hesitation I would go
And catch the first train I saw heading south
But I got this letter up in Maine
You can bet your bottom dollar I feel the same
Every clickety clack of the drivers call her name
As I ride this fast train I caught heading south
I didn't know my baby loved me so-o-o-o-o
Until that letter come to let me know
Now I pack my bags and then I'll go-o-o
And catch the first train I see heading south