Railroad Blues — текст песни (Beastie Boys)

All aboard, trackseventeen - all aboard
Yee-ha

This song is dedicated to all the hardworking pioneers of thiscountry
Settin` out discoverin the West
Bringing the railroad to where no man has ever been before

Johnny, he worked on the railroad - pounding on iron and steel
Working his way out west now - the only sure thing`s his nextmeal
America was young, but she was a-growing
Layin` tracks across the prairie not knowing where they`re goin`
His momma didn`t want him leaving, but now he`s headin` out west
She said "Please don`t go" but he said "If I don`tI`ll never rest"
It wasn`t always easy, some of the boys died
Johnny wrote her letters but he received no replies

Johnny, he worked on the railroad - pounding on iron and steel
Working his way out west now - the only sure thing`s his nextmeal

Johnny reached San Francisco tired and broke without a dime
Started panning for gold just a-hoping he would find
The gold wasn`t a-rushin`, but Johnny kept on minin`
Trying to send his momma somethin` with the letters he wassignin`
And one day Johnny finally got a reply
When he opened Momma`s letter, he began to cry
She`s a-writing from her deathbed and this is what she said:
"Please don`t be mad at me, son, cause tomorrow I`ll be dead"

Johnny, he worked on the railroad - pounding on iron and steel
Working his way out west now - the only sure thing`s his nextmeal

Ah-ha!
Ah-ha!
Ha!