I'm goin' where de Southern crosses top de C. & 0.
I'm goin' where de Southem crosses top de C. & 0.
I'm goin' down de country cause l cain't stay here no mo'.

Goin" where de Norfolk Western curves jes' lak de river bends,
Where de Norfolk Western swing around de river bends,
Goin' where de people stacks up mo' lak friends.

Leave 'is dirty city, take my foot up in my hand,
Dis do-dirty city, take my foot up in my hand,
Git clown to de livin' what a man kin understand.

Gang of dicties here, an' de rest wants to git dat way,
Dudes an' dicties, others strive to git dat way,
Put pennies on de numbers from now unto de jedgement day.

I'm got de tin roof blues, got dese sidewalks on my mind,
De tin roof blues, dese lonesome sidewalks on my mind,
I'm goin' where de shingles covers people mo' my kind.