The Panama Limited

It's this old soul, you know Time she left Chicago, you know Old soul taken down with the flu, you know When she's taken down with the flu, you know The Tax Master and the Chief come 'round that morning They're going to put out, you know When they got there the old soul was gettin' up, you know Singin' and cryin', you know I ain't got nobody take me to this train Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm I know you ain't, old soul, I feel sorry for her After while, you know, she seen the tender gonna put out She reached and got her two little grandchildren, you know And she got up on the street, you know The water begin to settle in old soul's eyes She commenced to cryin' and then singin', you know Fare you well if I don't see you no more Mmm, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord Then old soul, you know, went on down to the Union Station, you know She asked the depot man what time it was She heard 8:30 freight blowin' But she was gon' catch that fast Panama Limited, you know She kinda blowed a little diff'rent, though After she heard this freight, you know She asked the man again what time it was He told her go lay her head on the rail line And she hear that rail poppin', train time wasn't long Old soul stooped down, she heard the rail poppin', you know And she got up singin', you know I'm a motherless child, I'm a long way from my home Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm Don't moan it so loud, Aunt Haggie So when old soul, you know Began to moan, you know She heard this here train comin' in there holl'in, you know After the holl'in, you know, she heard the bell blowin' After the bell blowin' she heard her when she cut down Air brake When Aunt Haggie heard it, you know Heard the train cut down, you know The old soul got happy, you know She commenced to singin', you know The train I ride, it don't burn no coal Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm