Spike Drivin' Blues

I musta been born
 With steel in my hand
 Probably gonna die
 A spike drivin' man
 I just lay the rail
 I don't drive the train
 But if it jumps the track
 I'm gonna hear my name
 Train master says
 This train better roll
 Gotta pull the big boss's
 Cars of coal
 So I work all night
 In the pouring rain
 I hate the train master
 And I hate his train
 Trains roll on and on
 Don't never turn me lose
 I toss and turn all night long
 Got the spike drivin' blues
 On my way home
 Train blocks the road
 Always make me wait
 Make supper cold
 Then me and my wife
 Go to sleep in our bed
 'Till the high ball comes
 And wakes the dead
 Trains roll on and on
 Don't never turn me lose
 I toss and turn all night long
 Got the spike drivin' blues
 Used to ride the caboose
 Used to run the brake
 'Till the bossman said
 That job ain't safe
 Now I'm back on the rail
 A hammer in my hand
 I know I'm gonna die
 A spike drivin' man
 Trains roll on and on
 Don't never turn me lose
 I toss and turn all night long
 Got the spike drivin' blues
 Spike drivin' blues
 Drive a man insane
 I hate the train master
 And I hate his train