I was a brakeman out on the Texas Line
I was a brakeman out on the Texas Line
Never had the blues

I was happy all the time.

I met a pretty Mama, from San Antonio

I met a pretty Mama, from San Antonio
She had big blue eyes
That would knock a groundhog cold.


When she said she loved me, I believed her like a fool
When she said she loved me, I believed her like a fool

But I soon found out
She was breaking the Golden Rule.


One bright night, as the moon was a-shining down
One bright night, as the moon was a-shining down
I caught my two-time Mama

Turning her Daddy down.

I'm through with women, no more gals for me

I'm through with women, no more gals for me
I'm gonna hop a freight
Right back to Tennessee.