Jesse Dayton Reviews and Interviews

Blackjack

"I was in the studio with a friend. We called his father, and he sang this song over the phone while I wrote down the words. We recorded it, and afterwards, I found out it was about a train named Blackjack that brought the soldiers home to Nashville in the 40s."

The smoke was rolling out of steam pipes
Her wheels were doing 98
You can hear the rumble of her engines
As you get my baby back home safe

Blackjack come on get faster
Blackjack pour on the steam
Blackjack come on get faster
Let me see your headlights gleam

Now I've been here so long at the station
Just counting the stars in the sky
I don't want no hesitation
I'm so lonesome think that I could die

Blackjack come on get faster
Blackjack pour on the steam
Blackjack come on get faster
Let me see your headlights gleam

It's been so long since I've seen her
The days they seem so long and sad
But tonight I'll always be with her
If blackjack keeps on rolling down the track

Blackjack come on get faster
Blackjack pour on the steam
Blackjack come on get faster
Let me see your headlights gleam


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