East Bound Train lyrics

Song information

Artist: Flatt And Scruggs
Album: Hear The Whistles Blow

Lyrics

The east bound train was crowded one cold december day
The conductor shouted, "tickets" in his old- time fashioned way
A little girl, in sadness clad, her hair as bright as gold
Said< "sir I have no ticket" and then her story told

"My father he's in prison he's lost his sight they say
I'm going to beg his pardon this cold december day
[ ac.guitar ]
My mother's daily sewing to try to earn our bread
My poor dear old blind father in prison almost dead
My brother and my sister would both be mighty glad
If I could only bring back my poor, dear , old blind dad"

The conductor could not answer he could not make a reply
While looking at this little one he brushed a teardrop from his eye
"Do not fear my little one just stay right where you are
You'll never need a ticket while I am on this car"

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

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