THE BLUES TRAIN ........ . . . . ..
I got on that freight train; I tried to beat my way.
Lord, them rocks and gravel, Lord, flew all in my face. (What happened, boy?)
I asked the conductor, let me ride it blind. (Okay...)
I asked the conductor to let me ride it blind. (What did he say?)
Lord, he shook his head, said, "The train ain't none of mine."
(Left you shook up, then...)
I got a letter from Hot Spring. I tell you how it was read. (Feel any better, boy.)
I got a letter from Hot Spring. I tell you how it was read.
Lord, it's come at once, boy: your sure-'nough gal is dead. (...know whether to go blind, then...)
Come at, come at once, sure-'nough gal, sure-'nough gal is dead.
Said I left my baby standin' out back door cryin'. (Felt like somethin' else.)
I left my baby standing out back door cryin'.
I never felt so sorry, Lord, till she said goodbye.
Lord, she—, Lord, she said good—, Lord, she said goodbye.
De sobras es conocido que el Tren es un elemento siempre presente en el BLUES., bien sea a través de los distintos temas para armónica, en donde los diferentes artistas consiguen imitar de manera espectacular el sonido de las legendarias locomotoras o en otros casos como los que nos ocupan que se refieren a la presencia de un medio de transporte muy habitual por aquellos entonces en la vida cotidiana .Existen innumerables canciones dedicadas al Tren, muchas , la verdad que de una forma u de otra vinculan el estado de ánimo del autor y lo relacionan con el Tren. Tres ejemplos, quizá no de los mas conocidos nos sirven para ilustrar este post.
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