Blind Willie McTell - Travellin' Blues

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I was traveling through South America.
I walked up a lady's house,
Called her grandma.
Didn't know her name.
She give me something to eat.
Walked on down the road.
I heard an ol' train gettin' off like this...
I heard an ol' bell ring kinda like this...
I went on down, I heard an ol' whistle blow.
I heard it sing "Looka yonder. Looka yonder
At the women. At the women."

I went on and I began to sing to the engineer:
Mister engineer, let a man ride the blind.
Mister engineer, let a poor man ride the blind.
Said I wouldn't mind it fellow : but you know this train ain't mine.

I begin to hear that ol' fella blowin' long-short.
That's the way he blowed.
And I begin to sing to him one more time.
You's a cruel fireman : lowdown engineer,
You's a cruel fireman : lowdown engineer,
I'm trying to hobo my way and you leave me standing here.

Then I go along further and...
Began to sing poor-boy to him...
And he began to smile in my face.
Get up, fella. Ride all 'round the world,
Get up, fella. Ride all 'round the world.
Poor boy, you ain't got no girl.

And I began to hear him
Tellin' me 'bout those cheese and eggs.
How you want 'em fixed.
I say, scramble down,
Scramble down!
Scramble down!

Then I began to hear him
Tellin' about those cheese and eggs...
Cheese...eggs...dinner...dinner...

Then I began to hear him tell 'bout Emry
I love you Emry. I love you true.
I love you, Emerald. Tell the world I do.