Leaving Carmel, Californi-el

Leaving Carmel, Californi-yap
I got a letter, and the letter said
"May God's richest blessings be upon you
May God's richest blessings be upon you
May God's richest blessings be upon you"
And that's why I'm going to Chicago
Leaving San Francisco, Californi-o
Leaving Sacramento, Californi-o

Going east, mister?
Going east, mister?
Going east, mister?

Hitch the freights free, boy
Leaving coal bags, Californi-ags
Full battery highball, engineer
Leaving Emigrant Gap, Californi-yap
If you wanna stay in one piece
Sleep on the back end of the oil tank, buddy
She's tough going on the other side of the Sierras
Leaving Truckee, Californ-i
Leaving Reno, Nevad-o

Hey, Slim, you'll get killed on that oil tank
There's an empty back here

Leaving Sparks, Nevad-arks

I ain't got no matches
Ain't got no tobacco
Ain't got no chow
Ain't got no money
Hey, Slim, is that blanket big enough for two?

Hey, don't sleep with your head against the end of the car
You'll get your neck broke when she jerks

Leaving Lovelock, Nevad-ock

She's gonna haul in
To let a couple of passengers by

There she jerks again
That engineer don't know how to drive this train