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 [bad word] on and ride the railroad, one more time.
Oh, you know, the railroad is a mighty good [bad word] on and ride the railroad, one more time.

Dirt and [bad word]  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,
Workin' on the [bad word] on and ride the railroad, one more time.
Workin' on the railroad.
Oh, you know, the railroad is a mighty good [bad word] on and ride the railroad, one more time.