Reuben had a train and he road it down the line. Road it to God knows where. Oh Lordy me oh Lordy my. Road it to God knows where. You should have been in town. When old Reuben's train went down. You could hear the whistle blow from miles around. Oh Lordy me oh Lordy my. You could hear the whistle blow from miles around. Reuben down and low. He's got no place to go. He's been running round them train tracks. All his days. Oh Lordy me oh Lordy my. Been running round them train tracks. All his days. Oh Lordy me oh Lordy my. So he got himself a blade. Laid old Reuben in the shade. Said he's gonna start a graveyard of his own. Oh Lordy me oh Lordy my. He's gonna start a graveyard of his own