When the Train Comes Along - Fred McDowell, Rosalie Hill, Sidney Hemphill Carter

When The Train Come Along 2:09 Trk 4

Fred McDowell

Mississippi Fred McDowell

Fred McDowell — guitar

Sidney Carter and Rose Hemphill — vocals

Recorded Sept. 25, 1959, Como Mississippi

Album: Portraits The First Recordings

Rounder CD 1718

(guitar)

First line vs. each sings solo

When the train come along, Lord

When the train come along, Lord

Gonna meet her at the station

When the train come along

If you see my mother

And she ask for me, Lord

Gonna meet her at the station

When the train come along

(guitar)

When the train come along, Lord

When the train come along, Lord

Gonna meet her at the station

When the train come along

If you see my father

And he ask for me, Lord

Gonna meet him at the station

When the train come along

(guitar)

When the train come along, Lord

When the train come along, Lord

Gonna meet her at the station

When the train come along

When the train come along, Lord

When the train come along, Lord

Gonna meet her at the station

When the train come along

If you see my father

And he ask for me, Lord

Gonna meet him at the station

When the train come along

(guitar)

If you see my mother

And she ask for me, Lord

Gonna meet her at the station

When the train come along