Silver train is comin'
Think I'm gonna get on now, oh, yeah
Silver train is comin'
Think I wanna get on now, oh, yeah, oh, yeah

Silver rain is fallin'
Fallin' up around my house, oh, yeah
Silver rain is fallin'
Fallin' up around my house, oh, yeah, oh, yeah

And I did not know her name
And I did not know her name
But I sure love the way
That she laughed and took my money

And I did not know her name
And I did not know her name
But I sure loved the way
That she laughed and called me, "Honey"

Silver rain is fallin'
Fallin' up around my house, oh, yeah
Silver bells is ringin'
Ringin' all around my house, ding, dong, oh, yeah

And I did not know her name
And I did not know her name
But I sure loved the way
That she laughed and took my money

And I did not know her name
And I did not know her name
But I sure loved the way
That she laughed and called me, "Honey"

I'm going home on a southbound train
With a song in my mouth
I'm going home on a southbound train
With a song in my mouth

Silver train is runnin'
Think I'm gonna get on now, oh, yeah
Silver train is comin'
Think I'm gonna get on now, oh, yeah

And I did not know her name
And I did not know her name
But I sure loved the way
That she laughed and took my money

And I did not know her name
And I did not know her name
But I sure loved the way
That she laughed and called me, "Honey"

Silver train is comin'
Think I'm gonna get on now, oh, yeah
Silver train is comin'
Think I'm gonna get on board, oh, yeah

Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah


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    General Comment

    This song originally appeared on STILL ALIVE AND WELL by Johnny Winter. The song was written for him.

    ZoeRPMon November 30, 2012   Link
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    My Opinion

    Song about drug dealing.

    "And I did not know her name And I did not know her name But I sure loved the way That she laughed and took my money

    And I did not know her name And I did not know her name But I sure loved the way That she laughed and called me "Honey""

    Бенсеon September 12, 2019   Link

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