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^CWell the old iron trail is a ^Frailroad track it ^Cruns all over our ^G7land And ^CI had traveled every ^Ffoot of it ^G7before I was a ^Cman

My daddy told me ^Fstories he ^Ctold me some pretty wild ^G7tales Of ^Clong ago when ^Fhe was a beau and ^Ctraveled ^G7the old iron ^Ctrail

And he said well there ain’t no sofas in a ^Fboxcar ^Cthere ain’t no feather ^G7bed There ^Cain’t no carpet ^Ffor your feet ^G7no pillows to lay your ^Chead

There ain’t no milk and ^Fhoney ^Cthere ain’t no beer and ^G7ale ^CLife is hell the ^Fbread is stale ^Cout on the ^G7old iron ^Ctrail

Well I’m just like my ^Fdaddy there’s ^Chobo blood in ^G7me And ^Cthat old iron trail ^Fthat he knew so well ^G7soon was a-callin’ ^Cme

I traveled all over this ^Fcountry ^Cover ever hill and ^G7dale ^CRiding on an ^Fold boxcar I ^Ctraveled the ^G7old iron ^Ctrail

I want’cha to know there ain't no sofas in a ^Fboxcar ^Cthere ain’t no feather ^G7bed There ^Cain’t no carpet ^Ffor your feet ^G7no pillows to lay your ^Chead

There ain’t no milk and ^Fhoney ^Cthere ain’t no beer and ^G7ale ^CLife is hell the ^Fbread is stale ^Cout on the ^G7old iron ^Ctrail

NC Better listen to me boys it ain’t no life of Riley out there Stay home never roam I know what I’m talking about Wished I’d listened to my dad He’s a lot smarter than I gave him credit for

Yeah there ain’t no milk and ^Fhoney ^Cthere ain’t no beer and ^G7ale ^CLife is hell the ^Fbread is stale ^Cout on the ^G7old iron ^Ctrail

Boxcar Willie - The old iron trail