Hey Porter
Hey, Porter! Hey Porter! What time did you say?How much longer will it be 'till I can see the light of day?
When we hit Dixie would ya tell the engineer to ring his bell;
And tell everybody that ain’t asleep to stand right up and yell.
Hey, Porter! Hey, Porter! Please, go on and get my bags for me,
I don’t need nobody to tell me now that I’m in Tennessee.
We’re not so far from home, you know, and it’s a-getting light outside
This old train is a-puffin' smoke and I have to strain in my eyes
Hey Porter! Hey Porter! Please open up the door.
When they stop this train I’m gonna get off first 'cause I can’t wait no more.
Tell the engineer I say, «Thanks a lot. And I didn’t mind the fare.
I’m gonna set my feet on Southern soil, I’m gonna breathe the Southern air.»