If you miss the train I'm on You will know that I am gone You can hear the whistle blow a hundred mile A hundred miles, a hundred miles A hundred miles, a hundred miles You can hear the whistle blow a hundred mile Lord, I'm one, Lord, I'm two Lord, I'm three, Lord, I'm four Lord, I'm 500 miles away from home Away from home, away from home Away from home, away from home Lord, I'm 500 miles away from home Not a shirt on my back Not a penny to my name Lord, I can't go back home this a-way This a-way, this a-way This a-way, this a-way Lord, I can't go back home this a-way If you miss the train I'm on You will know that I am gone You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles A hundred miles, a hundred miles A hundred miles, a hundred miles You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles