"Danville Girl" lyrics - CISCO HOUSTON

CISCO HOUSTON

"Danville Girl"

"Good morning, Mister Railroad Man,
What time do your trains roll by?"
"At 9:16 and 2:44 and 25 minutes till 5,
It's 9:16 and 2:44, 25 minutes till 5."
"Well, thank you, Mister Railroad Man,
I want to watch your trains roll by."

I was standing on a platform,
Smoking a cheap cigar,
Just a-waitin' for an old freight train
That carries an empty car.
Well, I pulled my cap down over my eyes,
I walked across the track,
And I caught me the end of a long gray train,
And I never did come back.
I rode her down to Danville town,
Got stuck on a Danville girl;
You bet your life she was a pearl,
She wore the Danville curl.
She wore her hat on the side of her head
Like high-toned people all do.
And the very next train come down that line,
I bid that gal adieu.
I set down in a gamblin' game,
I could not play my hand;
I was thinkin' about that pretty little woman
Run away with another man,
Run away with another man, boys,
Run away with another man.
I was thinkin' about that woman that I loved
Run away with another man.