There's an engine at the station
And the whistle blows my name
It's calling, calling, calling
"Come and get aboard the train"
My baby's gone and I'm alone
To live in misery
I'm gonna call and make
A reservation for me
Gonna ride a blue train
Gonna ride a blue train
Gonna ride a blue train
Gonna ride a blue train
I'm gonna climb aboard and ride
Until I learn to smile
I'll be knocking out the blues
While I'm knocking out the miles
With my guitar, beat and rhythm
To the click-clack of the wheels
I'm gonna sing the blues
Cause that's the way that I feel
Gonna ride a blue train
Gonna ride a blue train
Gonna ride a blue train
Gonna ride a blue train
Conductor, go and tell the man
To shovel on the coal
It doesn't seem as half as bad
As long as I can roll
Give me another ticket
And I'll stay and ride with you
There's nothing left to live for
In the world we're rolling through
Gonna ride a blue train
Gonna ride a blue train
Gonna ride a blue train
Gonna ride a blue train