Hey Conductor from Tanglewood Tree by Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer

sittin on the dock at union station
waitin on the pride of the indian nation
fastest thing on metal wings and wheels
people come from all directions
just to see their own reflections
in a thousand tons of polished steel

they say, "hey conductor, does this train go to texas
with a hoot and a holler all the way down to san antone?"
they say, "hey conductor, does this train go to texas?
i got a dime and a dollar and a one-way ticket home"

whistle whine when the brakeman pull it
see her flyin like a silver bullet
past the houses through the sleepy hills
blackjack oak and red dust risin
scarlet sun on the blue horizon
hear the lonesome call of the whippoorwill

he says, "hey conductor, does this train go to texas
with a hoot and a holler all the way down to san antone?"
they say, "hey conductor, does this train go to texas?
i got a dime and a dollar and a one-way ticket home"

kids come out their eyes a-poppin
young men runnin, old men hoppin
when they hear the might engine roar
lords a-leapin, bands a-playin
ladies dancin, hound dogs bayin
passengers and hopefuls by the score

they say, "hey conductor, does this train go to texas
with a hoot and a holler all the way down to san antone?"
they say, "hey conductor, does this train go to texas?
i got a dime and a dollar and a one-way ticket home"

now baby i would beg or borrow
hock my own best boots tomorrow
just to get up on that train and go
kings and beggars, saints and villains
you and me and all god's chillin
ponca city to the gulf of mexico

we say, "hey conductor, does this train go to texas
with a hoot and a holler all the way down to san antone?"
we say, "hey conductor, does this train go to texas?
i got a dime and a dollar and a one-way ticket home
i got a dime and a dollar and a one-way ticket home"

• Folk
• Tracy Grammer
• acoustic
• americana
• dave carter
• duo
• Portland