Ridin' On The Cotton Belt
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(I recently went to a big homecomin' celebration
In Cleveland County Arkansas where I was born
Whole family went down and there was a great day for us
I felt like this day was special especially for my mother and my daddy
Though it was daddy's and mama's homecomin'
And I was so proud of 'em ridin' that carriage
Down the Main Street of Rison Arkansas
Sometimes the songs I write sound like talkin' about myself
But actually in some of these songs
Especially this one I'm writin' about my daddy)
RGidin' on the Cotton Belt Cleveland County's where I long to be
IC got onto Brinkley and every mile I make is a memory
TGhis boxcar's cold and windy and the dust goes around in circles in the air
But my hCard times are bDehind me and I'm returnin' home so I don't cGare
And I'm rCidin' on the Cotton Belt railroad line
In the pGitchin' rolling rhythm and the noise
RCailroad men are friends of mine and I'm rGidin' on the CDotton Belt bGoys
RGidin' on the Cotton Belt across that little river called Saline
TChat's where I went fishin' and I hunted in her bottoms as a teen
Now jGust ahead's a farmhouse and in the kitchen window there's a light
And I've jCust got fourteen dDollars but I'm taking it myself home tGonight
And I'm rCidin' on the Cotton Belt railroad line
In the pGitchin' rolling rhythm and the noise
RCailroad men are friends of mine and I'm rGidin' on the CDotton Belt bGoys
JGumpin' off the Cotton Belt ain't easy when she's going forty per
But I sCee my wife standin' there hoping that I'm coming home to her
I got a fGew new cuts and bruises but this old working hobo's made a home
SCo long to your CDmotton Belt thank you for the ride keep rolling oGn
And I'm rCidin' on the Cotton Belt railroad line
In the pGitchin' rolling rhythm and the noise
RCailroad men are friends of mine and I'm rGidin' on the CDotton Belt bGoys