It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

Well, I ride on a mail train, baby, can't buy a thrill

Well, I been up all night leanin' on the windowsill

Well, if I die on top of the hill

And if I don't make it, you know my baby will

Don't the moon look good, mama, shinin' through the trees

Don't the brakemen look good, mama, flaggin' down the "Double-E"

Don't the sun look good goin' down over the sea

But don't my gal look fine when she's comin' after me

Now, the wintertime is comin', the windows are filled with frost

I went to tell everybody but I could not get across

Well, I want to be your lover, baby, I don't want to be your boss

Don't say I never warned you when your train gets lost