Railroad Lady Song Lyrics and Chords by Lefty Frizzell
Railroad Lady
Recorded by Lefty Frizzell
Written by Jimmy Buffett and Jerry Jeff Walker
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She's a
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railroad lady just a
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little bit shady
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Spending her days on a
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train
She's a
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semi good looker but the
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fast rails they took her
Now she's
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trying just trying to get home
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again
South station in Boston to the
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stockyards of
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Austin
From the Florida sunshine to
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the New Orleans
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rain
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Now that the rail packs have
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taken the best
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tracks
She's trying just trying to
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get home
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again
She's a
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railroad lady just a
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little bit shady
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train
Once a
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Pullman car traveler now the
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switchman won't have her
She's
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trying just trying to get back home
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Once a high-balling loner
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thought he could
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own
her
He bought her a fur coat and
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a big diamond
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ring
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But she hocked them for cold cash
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left town on the
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Wabash
Never thinking never thinking of
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home way back
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then
But the rails are now rusty the
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dining car's
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dusty
The gold plated watches have
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taken their
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toll
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The railroads are dying and
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the lady is
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crying
On a bus to Kentucky and
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home that's her
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goal
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On a
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bus to Kentucky and
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home
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once
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again
FAQ
Who sang the the song Railroad Lady?
- The song Railroad Lady was sang by Lefty Frizzell.
Who is Lefty Frizzell?
- William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 - July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer.He gained prominence in 1950 after two major hits, and throughout the decade was a very popular country performer.
Frizzell influenced a number of other country singers, including George Jones, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, Keith Whitley, Merle Haggard, and John Fogerty. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. After the death of Hank Williams in 1953, Frizzell released many songs that charted in the Top 10 of the Hot Country Songs charts. His success did not carry on into the 1960s, and after suffering from alcoholism, he died at age 47.
A vocalist who set the style of singing "the country way" for the generations that followed, Frizzell became one of the most successful and influential artists of country music throughout his career. He smoothed out the rough edges of a honky tonk song by sounding out syllables longer and singing longer. Because of this, his music became much more mainstream without losing its honky-tonk attitude and persona.
