Baby, here I am By the railroad tracks Waiting for my baby Because he´s coming back Coming back to me
On the 503 And it won´t be long No, it won´t be long
I´ve been so lonesome Since the man has been gone There isn´t a thing worth mentioning Nothing been going on
And that´s why I know When the whistle blows Yeah, that 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
Baby, by and by," And that´s why I waited So doggone long, yeah Can´t you see how happy I am? Because the man is coming home
Baby, here I am By the railroad tracks Waiting for my baby Because he´s coming back Coming back to me On the 503 And it won´t be long No, it won´t be long
I haven´t had no loving Since you know when He´s a long-gone rooster
And I´m a lonesome hen
And that´s why I know When the whistle blows Yeah, that it won´t be long No, no, it won´t be long
Mmm, and I´m so excited My knees are shaking, yeah Mr. Engineer Don´t you keep me waiting! You hear me? Telling you: Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry! Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry!
Baby, here I am By the railroad tracks
Waiting for my baby Because he´s coming back Coming back to me On the 503 And it won´t be long No, it won´t be long
Ahh, yeah, I know When the whistle blows Hey, that it won´t be long No, no, it won´t be long I don´t know about you, but I know, yeah, I know That it won´t be long No, no, it won´t be long Said it won´t be long No, it won´t be long