Baby, here I am A-by the railroad track Oh, waitin' for my baby He's a-comin' back A-comin' back to me On 5:03, eah And it won't be long, no, no It won't a-be long
I get so lonesome Since he's been gone There ain't a thing worth mentioning No, a-been goin' on And that's a-why I know When the whistle blows, yeah And it won't be long, no, no It won't be long
My daddy told me When he said goodbye, yes he did I'll be back, baby Oh, baby, bye and bye That's why I've waited So doggone long, yeah A-can't you see how happy I am Because my man is a-comin' back?
So now here I'll be A-by the railroad track Oh, waitin' for my baby, yeah He's a-comin' back A-comin' back to me On 5:03, hey And it won't be long, no, no It won't a-be long
I ain't had no lovin' Since you know when He's a lonesome old rooster And I'm a lonesome hen That's a-why I know, yeah When the whistle blows, yeah And it won't a-be long, no, no It won't be long
Mmm, I'm so excited My knees are shakin', yeah Mr. Engineer, oh, don't you keep me waitin' Hear me tellin' you Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry
A-baby, here I am Oh, by the railroad track, yeah Waitin' for my baby He's a-comin' back A-comin' back to me Lord, on 5:03, eah And it won't be long, hey And it won't be long
And that's why I know When the whistle blows, yeah It won't a-be long, no, no It won't be long I don't know about you But I know when the whistle blows, eah And it won't be long, no It won't be long Hey, it won't be long Mr. Engineer Tell me it won't be long It won't be long All right And it won't be long A-here it comes now And it won't be long Comin' back to me And it won't be long Hurry
