Mayall John And The Blues Breakers Ridin On The Landn lyrics

Around the bend in the L&N1

They loaded it down with a lot of men

The whistle blow and through the switch2

Nobody knew just-a which one switch

I`m ridin`, ridin on the L&N

I ain`t jivin`, ridin` on the L&N


Well a man named Quin on the L&N

Runnin`3 around on how she`s been

Train slowed down and the men jumped off

I wasn`t dead `cause I heard him callin`

I`m ridin`, ridin` on the L&N

I ain`t jivin`, ridin` on the L&N


A man named Mose with a great big nose

Sleepin` on that pile of toes

The doctor came and he rang the bell

The palla alla4 get well, well, well

I`m ridin`, ridin` on the L&N

I ain`t jivin`, ridin` on the L&N


(Spoken: Walter Trout on guitar!)


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Note 1: L&N, the Louisville (Kentucky) & Nashville (Tennessee) Railroad (L&N) was chartered March 5 1850 and a 186 mile line was opened between its namesake cities on October 27, 1859. Pictures of the L&N are available at the site of the The Louisville & Nashville Railroad Historical Society;

Note 2: switch, a device made usually of two movable rails and necessary connections and designed to turn a locomotive or train from one track to another. Also, a railroad siding (a short railroad track connected with the main track);

Notes 3 and 4: Runnin` and palla alla these parts of the transcript are still very questionable, suggestions are welcome
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