Up each morning at five o'clock
Seem like the noon-day
sun ain't never gonna' stop
The work is hard in a railroad yard
Hey hey gotta' make it
today to punch a time card
Workin' on the railroad
Oh you know the railroad
is a mighty good line
Come on and ride the railroad
one more time
Oh you know the railroad
is a mighty good line
Come on and ride the railroad
one more time
Dirt and sweat
runnin' down my back
Workin' on the railroad
Work all day long up and down
the railroad tracks
Workin' on the railroad
I'm a God fearing man
and with many I stand
Workin' on the railroad
And with God we've been working
all hand in hand
Workin' on the railroad
Oh you know the railroad
is a mighty good line
Come on and ride the railroad
one more time
Workin' on the railroad
is a mighty good line
Come on and ride the railroad
one more time
Oh you know the railroad
is a mighty good line
Come on and ride the railroad
one more time
Oh you know the railroad
is a mighty good line
Come on and ride the railroad
one more time