A popular song from 1921
Words by Lew Brown
Music by Albert Von Tilzer
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:
Lyrics
- I haven’t got a cozy flat
Where I can hang my coat and hat
I’ve been a rover the world over
And believe me, I don’t live in clover
I seldom lay my head on a nice soft feather bed
I’ve got a home that runs on wheels
Where they don’t serve homemade meals
It’s train on track two
Ding! Dong! Choo! Choo!
Let me tell you how it feels
Chorus:
It’s Louisville to Nashville
Birmingham to Knoxville
All aboard, All aboard
That’s all I ever hear
Somebody yelling in my ear
I maybe meet a nice girl where I am
And then I get a telegram to go to Alabam
I only see my Mother
Daddy and my Brother
For a day, then I’m away
I have to wait until they
Send me the news
I met a girl in Tennessee, now just for example
When she got thru’
She didn’t even leave me a sample
That’s why I’ve got these traveling
Choo-Choo Choo-Choo Blues
- I’m like a roamin’ Romeo
Because I’m always on the go
I’m like a sailor board a whaler
All my love affairs have been a failure
I very seldom see any face that’s dear to me
I know it really is a shame
To be in this traveling game
It’s goodbye, I’ll go, I’ll try, I know
Every day is just the same
Sung by Vancha March: