My mamma done tol' me,
When i was in knee pants,
My mamma done tol' me, son!
A woman'll sweet talk, and give ya the big eye,
But when the sweet talkin's done,
A woman's a two-face,
A worrisome thing who'll leave ya t' sing
The blues in the night
Now the rain's a-fallin'
Hear the train a-callin' whoo-ee!
(my mamma done tol' me.)
Hear that lonesome whistle
Blowin 'cross the trestle, whooee,
(my mamma done tol' me.)
A whooee-a-whooee,
Ol' clickety clack's a-echo-in' back the blues in the night
(hum---)
My mamma was right, there's blues in the night
