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