Lyrics & Song Information
Empire State Express
Written By Eddie Son House
Featured On
Fresh Evidence, A Blue Day for the Blues, Live At Rockpalast, Live Music Hall, Cologne (1990)
Lyrics
- I WENT DOWN TO THE STATION
- LEANED AGAINST THE DOOR
- WENT DOWN TO THE STATION
- LEANED AGAINST THE DOOR
- I KNEW IT WAS THE EMPIRE STATE
- I CAN TELL BY THE WAY SHE BLOWS
- I ASKED THE DEPOT AGENT,
- ‘PLEASE LET ME RIDE THE BLINDS’
- I ASKED THE DEPOT AGENT,
- ‘PLEASE LET ME RIDE THE BLINDS’
- HE SAID ‘SON I WOULDN’T MIND
- BUT THE EMPIRE STATE AIN’T MINE’
- YOU KNOW THAT EMPIRE STATE,
- SHE RIDES ON EASTERN TIME
- THAT EMPIRE STATE,
- RIDES ON EASTERN TIME
- SHE’S THE ROLLINGEST BABY
- ON THE NEW YORK CENTRAL LINE
- IT WAS A MEAN OL’ FIREMAN
- AND A LOW-DOWN ENGINEER
- IT WAS A CRUEL FIREMAN
- AND A LOW-DOWN ENGINEER
- THAT TOOK MY WOMAN AWAY
- AND LEFT POOR ME STANDING HERE
- YES, THE ENGINEER BLEW THE WHISTLE,
- THE FIREMAN RANG THE BELL
- THE ENGINEER BLEW THE WHISTLE,
- THE FIREMAN RANG THE BELL
- MY WOMAN’S ON BOARD
- SHE’S WAVING ME FARE-THEE-WELL
- I’M GONNA TELL YOU
- WHAT THAT MEAN OL’ TRAIN WILL DO
- I’M GONNA TELL YOU
- WHAT THAT MEAN OL’ TRAIN WILL DO
- THEY’LL TAKE YOUR WOMAN AWAY
- AND SHOOT BLACK SMOKE AT YOU
- THEY’LL TAKE YOUR WOMAN AWAY
- AND SHOOT BLACK SMOKE AT YOU