Southbound Lyrics - Flatt And Scruggs

I've been here a month or more stuck in this ol' city 

Folks that have to call this home, they the ones I pity Lord I'm homesick 

and blues are the only tunes I ever seem to pick 

I go out and walk the streets 'til I get blisters on my feet 

I'm southbound 

[ banjo - dobro ] 

I'm all right 'til late at night sittin' by my window 

I count sheep but I can't sleep list'nin to that train blow I begin to pine 

When I hear that great big engine rollin' down the line 

I'm goin' back to spend some time where I can't fall when I ain't got a dime 

I'm southbound 

[ ac.guitar - harmonica ] 

Southbound's burnin' the ground Lord I don't mean maybe 

Sure am glad I caught this train; gonna see my baby Lord I'm lonesome 

and I long to see those hills where I come from 

Listen the engine's rattle 'n roar, carryin' me back home once more I'm southbound