Текст песни Prettiest Train - Alan Lomax

Prettiest train that I ever seen, man
Prettiest train, my Lawd, I ever seen
Prettiest train, Lawd, ever seen
I 'clare, she run down to Jackson back to New Orleans
New Orleans, a-New Orleans
I swear she ran down to Jackson
Back to New Orleans.

Mattie, when you marry, marry a railroad man,
I declare, no ev'y day Sunday, dollar in your hand
In your hand, in your hand!
I declare, no ev'y Sunday, dollar in your hand!

Mattie, when you marry
Don't marry no convict man
I declare now, ev'y day Monday
Hoe handle in your hand
In your hand, in your hand!

Prettiest woman that I ever seen
I declare now, Rampart Street-a
Down in New Orleans
New Orleans, a-New Orleans
I declare now, Rampart Street,
Down in New Orleans!

You go to Jackson just to show your clothes
I go to Jackson play them dicin' holes,
Dicin' holes, dicin' holes,
I declare now, I go to Jackson, play them dicin' holes.

You go to Memphis, don't you hang around
I swear now, polic'll catch and you're
Workhouse bound,
Workhouse bound, workhouse bound,
I swear now, police'll catch and you're
Workhouse bound.