East Bound Freight Train Song Lyrics and Chords by Reno and Smiley
East Bound Freight Train
Recorded by Reno and Smiley
Written by Grandpa Jones
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I never was so
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lonesome for my
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hometown
Seems I never
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was so far
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away
Now
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I can hear that freight train a
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blowing
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I'll be gone before the break of
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day
I'll
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have to
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quit my daily
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rambling
So
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tonight I'm gonna start my journey
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back
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Sitting on the top an
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old box
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car
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Sailing down that
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silvery stream of
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tracks
East bound freight train
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East bound freight train
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take me home
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again
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East bound freight train
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East bound freight train
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Let me
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stay till the
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end
Now I'll never
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stray far from my
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hometown
Never leave
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again to
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roam
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I know I was born to
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wander
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But I'm gonna stick around my
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home
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Now I can see the
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smoke a
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rolling
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Out of that old smoke
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stack
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I'm sittin' on the top of a
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n old bo
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car
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Sailing down that
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silvery stream of
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tracks
Repeat #3
FAQ
Who sang the the song East Bound Freight Train?
- The song East Bound Freight Train was sang by Reno and Smiley.
Who is Reno and Smiley?
- Reno and Smiley were an American musical duo that was composed of Don Reno (May 17, 1925 - October 16, 1984) and Red Smiley (February 21, 1925 - January 2, 1972). They were one of the most acclaimed duos in country and bluegrass music in the 1950s and early 1960s.
