Oh, Come along my dear
The time is growing near
We'll have to walk down where the field is overgrown
Consumption claimed his life
And we dare not miss the sight
Of the train carrying Jimmie Rodgers home
We?ve had some hard times
These past few years
We lost the farm almost lost our spirits too
Oh, but it's the strangest thing
When we heard that man sing
Oh, we knew somehow we'd make it through
I can hear that whistle blow
That old train is rolling slow
Sounds like it's crying for the singing brakeman too
Back to the sunny south he'll go
And he'll never roam no more
Here comes the train carrying Jimmie Rodgers home
Come here my little son
And let me hold you up
I want you to - remember when - you are grown
How your mama and your dad
Were so proud and so sad
Watching the train carrying Jimmie Rodgers home
I can hear that whistle blow
That old train is rolling slow
Sounds like it's crying for the singing brakeman too
Back to the sunny south he'll go
And he'll never roam no more
Here comes the train carrying Jimmie Rodgers home
Here comes the train carrying Jimmie Rodgers home (YODEL THIS)