Ridin' on the Cotton Belt
Cleveland County's where I long to be
I got onto Brinkley and every mile
I make is a memory
This boxcar's cold and windy
and the dust goes around in circles in the air
But my hard times are behind me and
I'm returnin' home so I don't care
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And I'm ridin' on the Cotton Belt railroad line
In the pitchin' rolling rhythm and the noise
Railroad men are friends of mine and
I'm ridin' on the Cotton Belt boys
Ridin' on the Cotton Belt across
that little river called Saline
That's where I went fishin' and
I hunted in her bottoms as a teen
Now just ahead's a farmhouse and
in the kitchen window there's a light
And I've just got fourteen dollars
but I'm taking it myself home tonight
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Jumpin' off the Cotton Belt ain't easy
when she's going forty per
But I see my wife standin' there hoping
that I'm coming home to her
I got a few new cuts and bruises
but this old working hobo's made a home
So long to your Cotton Belt thank you
for the ride keep rolling on
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