Down In The Track lyrics

(Tom Johnston)
I been workin` the whole day long
On these railroad ties singin` a sad, sad song
Down the track is a bad way to live
The boss man`s whip is all he`s got to give
And late at night in the twilight of the South
They put you in a cell and let the bulldogs out
The old cat down the way
Well he`s singin` out the blues
`Cause he`s got no one back home
Oh, somebody sighed
Next day comes they send you back out on the track
All that sweat be drippin` down off your back
Everybody`s singin` a workin` man`s song
Hopin` they don`t have to feel the whip on their bone
The water boy slowly works his way around
A bucket full of swamp water weighin` him down
Old Squezer Walker just fell out on the ground
And they`re draggin` his body away
Oh, my, my, my

Well, there`s talk around camp
That there`s gonna be a fight
Old Razor Face and Willie Black
The meanest dudes in sight
One`s got a razor and the other`s got a knife
But only one`s gonna walk out alive

Oh, baby, mama, get me out of here
Can`t stand no more
This place is gonna be the death of me
Believe to my soul that I gotta be free
There`s only one way that it`s every gonna be
That`s when the angels come and take me away
Well, now

Oh, baby, mama, get me out of here
Can`t stand no more
This place is gonna be the death of me
Believe to my soul that I gotta be free
There`s only one way that it`s every gonna be
That`s when the angels come and take me away
Well, now