I lost everything I had in the '29 flood The barn was buried 'neath a mile of mud Now I've got nothing but the whistle and the steam My baby's leaving town on the 2:19
I said, hey, hey, I don't know what to do I will remember you Hey, hey, I don't know what to do My baby's leaving town on the 2:19
Now there's a fellow that's preaching 'bout hell and damnation Bouncing off the walls of the Grand Central Station I treated her bad, I treated her mean Baby's leaving town on the 2:19
I said, hey, hey, I will remember you Hey, hey, I don't know what to do Hey, I don't know what to do My baby's leaving town on the 2:19
Now I've always been puzzled by the yin and the yang It'll come out in the wash, but it always leaves a stain Sturm and Drang, the luster and the sheen My baby's leaving town on the -
Hey, hey, I don't know what to do Hey, hey, I will remember you Hey, hey, I will remember you My baby's leaving town on the 2:19
Lost the baby with the water, and the preacher stole the bride Sent her out for a bottle, but when she came back inside She didn't have my whiskey, didn't have my gin With a hat full of feathers and a wicked grin
I said, hey, hey, I will remember you Yeah baby, I will remember you My baby's leaving town on the 2:19
On the train you get smaller, as you get farther away The roar covers everything you wanted to say Was that a raindrop or a tear in your eye? Were you drying your nails or waving goodbye?
Hey, hey, I will remember you Hey, hey, I don't know what to do Oh baby My baby's leaving town on the 2:19