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Offline texasmom

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love to hear that whistle blow
« on: August 22, 2008, 12:17:58 PM »
on that first little piece that introduces the orange blossom special.  one of my #1 fav songs
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Re: love to hear that whistle blow
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2008, 12:34:42 PM »


Used to wake up with the chickens before daylight
And hear a whistle blow far down the line
That old freight train rolling through my town
And I'd hit that dirt road running hard and fast
To the post office depot where she would pass
That old freight train rolling through my town
Lay a hand on the rail and feel the rumbling
And look down the track to see her coming
That freight train yeah that old freight train rolling through my town
And I'd count each car as she rolled on by
And dream someday about taking a ride
If I could only touch her and know she was real
Feel that coat of iron and that heart of steel
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From Santa Fe to New Orleans going places this poor boy has never seen
On a freight train yeah that old freight train rolling through my town

Well time rolls on like that old freight train
Leavin' only a childhood's dream to remain
As those freight trains roll through my town
And here I sit on this porch with my old black hound
Every evening when the sun goes down
Watching freight trains rolling through my town
There's something in my heart a fascination to
ride the rails across this nation
On a freight train Lord that old freight train rolling through my town
And I still count each car as she rolled on by
And dream someday about taking a ride
Mr Hobo how I envy you rolling away into the wild blue
From Santa Fe to New Orleans going places this ol' lad has never seen
On a freight train yeah that old freight train rolling through my town
Rolling through my town rolling through my town


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Offline Airscrew

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Re: love to hear that whistle blow
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2008, 12:56:17 PM »
on that first little piece that introduces the orange blossom special.  one of my #1 fav songs
I'm partial to the Roy Clark Version

video of a live version, I have MP3 of version he did on the Buck Owens show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xunOH7haPK4

Offline Mojava

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Re: love to hear that whistle blow
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2008, 02:22:18 PM »
As long as we are talking about whistles, John Hartford had a great song about a Steamboat whistle:

 Natches Whistle

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Well, I thought I heard that Natchez whistle blow
Well, I thought I heard that Natchez whistle blow
It was almost like it was just in my mind
A wish they'd blow it one more time
Well, I thought I heard that Natchez whistle blow
Somewhere in the rain out there over by Algiers
Or maybe ghosts and the noise of trucks a windin through their gears
Well, I thought I heard that Natchez whistle blow
Well, I thought I heard that Natchez whistle blow
It was almost like it was just in my mind
I wish they'd blow it one more time
Well, I thought I heard that Natchez whistle blow

Offline john9001

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Re: love to hear that whistle blow
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2008, 02:28:04 PM »
for train songs i like "the city of New Orleans".

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Re: love to hear that whistle blow
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2008, 03:39:12 PM »
You had to see this coming. Didn`t you? ;)


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I hear the train a comin'
It's rollin' 'round the bend,
And I ain't seen the sunshine,
Since, I don't know when,
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison,
And time keeps draggin' on,
But that train keeps a-rollin',
On down to San Antone.

When I was just a baby,
My Mama told me, "Son,
Always be a good boy,
Don't ever play with guns,"
But I shot a man in Reno,
Just to watch him die,
When I hear that whistle blowin',
I hang my head and cry.

I bet there's rich folks eatin',
In a fancy dining car,
They're probably drinkin' coffee,
And smokin' big cigars,
But I know I had it comin',
I know I can't be free,
But those people keep a-movin',
And that's what tortures me.

Well, if they freed me from this prison,
If that railroad train was mine,
I bet I'd move out over a little,
Farther down the line,
Far from Folsom Prison,
That's where I want to stay,
And I'd let that lonesome whistle,
Blow my Blues away.
Democracy is two wolves deciding on what to eat. Freedom is a well armed sheep protesting the vote.
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Re: love to hear that whistle blow
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2008, 04:11:14 PM »
I can only listen to two people sing that song,  Johnny and my dad...