I've Been Working on the Railroad Lyrics
Composer / Yazar: Traditional
Year / Yıl: c. 1894
Origin / Köken: United States
Public Domain
First published in 1894 in Carmina Princetonia, this American folk song celebrates the labor of railroad workers who built the transcontinental railroad. It later became a beloved children's song and is often combined with the tune 'Dinah Won't You Blow.'
Full Lyrics
I've been working on the railroad, All the livelong day, I've been working on the railroad, Just to pass the time away. Can't you hear the whistle blowing, Rise up so early in the morn, Can't you hear the captain shouting, "Dinah, blow your horn!" Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow your horn? Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow your horn? Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah, Someone's in the kitchen I know, Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah, Strumming on the old banjo! Fee-fi-fiddly-i-o, Fee-fi-fiddly-i-o-o-o-o, Fee-fi-fiddly-i-o, Strumming on the old banjo!
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