Goin’ to Atlanta, gonna spend de night,
Gonna catch dat train dey call Western Sight.
Goin’ to New York an’ I aint comin’ back,
Lawd, I ain’t gonna come back at all.
Say, I’m in trouble, Lawd, Lawd,
I don’t know when I’ll be back.
Say, if you want to see me, Lawd,
You’ll have to come where I am.
Say, I’m long way off, mama,
I ain’t comin’ back at all.