Mile Long Train Song Lyrics and Chords by Jimmy Dean
Mile Long Train
Recorded by Jimmy Dean
Written by Gerald Nelson and Chuck Taylor
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t-rain mile long
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six hundred
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mile long
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A man in black no one
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knew his
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He was a devil for sure leadin' tha
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He said all you miners mule
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skinners
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Fifteen days I'll
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save for you
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plain those
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mountains
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there
I'll take you across ha ha ha
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if you
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dare
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out was the
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way they
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And the shifting sand covered
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tracks where they've been
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So one by one they
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all died of
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devil just
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laughed ha ha ha in his
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mile long
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hearse
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That's where the name
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Death Valley
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only one way
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in
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Mile long
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train
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train
FAQ
Who sang the the song Mile Long Train?
- The song Mile Long Train was sang by Jimmy Dean.
Who is Jimmy Dean?
- Jimmy Ray Dean (August 10, 1928 - June 13, 2010) was an American country music singer, television host, actor, and businessman. He was the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand as well as the spokesman for its TV commercials. He is a distant cousin of actor James Dean
He became a national television personality starting on CBS in 1957. He rose to fame for his 1961 country music crossover hit into rock and roll with "Big Bad John" and his 1963 television series The Jimmy Dean Show, which gave puppeteer Jim Henson his first national media exposure.
His acting career included appearing in the early seasons in the Daniel Boone TV series as the sidekick of the famous frontiersman played by star Fess Parker. Later he was on the big screen in a supporting role as billionaire Willard Whyte in the James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever (1971).
He lived near Richmond, Virginia, and was nominated for the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010, though died before his induction that year at the age of 81.
