Verse 1:
well I come from new orleans and was raised on rice and beans
but I didnt stick around for very long
had nothing there to leave behind so i grabbed my hat and said goodbye
and I've been travellin now for 30 years strong

from new york to la ive travelled all the way
and many a town off the beaten path
in victoria i got so high that i thought that i would surely die
but im still here just having a laugh

Chorus:
Well freight train jimmy thats my name and 5 card draw thats my game
ive been travellin since the day that i was born
Got no money to my name and to me its all the same
And I'll be rollin down them rails in the morn...gone down them rails
	in the morn

Verse 2:
Well i robbed a bank in santa cruz when I had nothing left to loose
and i think that the heat got to my mind
cause they found me down the street passed out at their feet
with 20 bucks and an empty jug of wine

well i did some time in jail and no one ever paid my bail
cause in this world i am all alone
but i never was a snitch and ill never be no bitch
behind them cold dark walls of stone

Verse 3:
now Im here in oregon in the town they call portland
where it rains like hell but never gets too cold
ive lost another round and been knocked down on the ground
and sometimes it feels like Im getting old

well I feel like moving on and tomorrow Ill be gone
and Ill probably never see your face again
but if ever there's a day that I should pass this way
then I call your bet and raise you another ten 

Bridge:
And the cold steel beneath me is a growling
screaming round the bend as we head into the pass
and the wind and rain are a howling
Im living each day as if its gonna be my last
this is the only life i ever could beleive in
I'll be rolling down them rails in the morn
yeah rolling down them rails in the morn
I'll be gone far away in the morn