I'm going away, babe, and it won't be long
I'm going away and it won't be long
I'm going away and it won't be long


Just as sure as that train leaves out of that Mobile yard
Just as sure as that train leaves out of that Mobile yard

Just as sure as that train leaves out of that Mobile yard

Come shake your hand, tell your papa goodbye

Come shake your hand, tell your papa goodbye
Come shake your hand, tell your papa goodbye


I'm going back to Tennessee
I'm going back to Memphis, Tennessee
I'm going back to Memphis, Tennessee


I'm going where I never get bulldozed
I'm going where I never get the bulldoze

I'm going where I never get bulldozed

If you don't believe I'm sinking

Look what a hole I'm in
If you don't believe I'm sinking
Look what a hole I'm in

If you don't believe I'm sinking
Look what a fool I've been


Oh, my babe, take me back
How in the world
Lord, take me back