| I’m sailin', sailin' |
| place I’ve never seen |
| That’s way down south |
| Sweet ol' New Orleans |
| Cause my hometown friend treats me awful mean |
| If I could holler, yeah, holler |
| If I could scream and cry |
| It hurts me so |
| When I look up in the sky |
| Cause my friends turn their heads |
| As they pass me by |
| Now it’s rainin', it’s rainin' |
| The wind’s blowin' cold |
| Lord I thought I heard |
| My train whistle blow |
| Now I’m gonna sail so far |
| 'Til I won’t be back no more |
| Pardon me, Pardon me |
| It’s so hard to stand |
| I ain’t got no money |
| Uncle Sam has called my name |
| Now there’s not a soul |
| To lend me a helpin' hand |