Standard (EADGBE)

 Comin' on the midnight

 Comin' on the midnight train

 Rollin' steel and thunder

 Bring my baby back again

Verse 2

Roll on down the line

Big wheels rollin' right on time

Hear that whistle blowin'

Hear that engine roar and whine

Take care of my baby

Ridin' on that Southern Streamline

Bridge

 Well, I got me a letter this mornin'

 Just about the break of day

 Bluebird ringin' my doorbell

 Rollin' my blues away

 I said, Honey, we're goin' steppin'

 Long about Saturday night

 We're headed down to the station

 Ev'rything'll be all right

Verse 3

Honey, what's that sound?

Big wheels rollin' homeward bound

See that smokestack sparkin'

Lightin' up the purple sky

Take care of my baby

Ridin' on that Southern Streamline

(instrumental; same pattern as verses)

(bridge)