Maggie's Farm

"Well, I ride on a mailtrain, baby,
Can't buy a thrill.
Well, I've been up all night, baby,
Leanin' on the window sill.
Well, if I die
On top of the hill
And if I don't make it,
You know my baby will.

Don't the moon look good, mama,
Shinin' through the trees?
Don't the brakeman look good, mama,
Flagging down the "Double E"?
Don't the sun look good
Goin' down over the sea?
Don't my gal look fine
When she's comin' after me?

Now the wintertime is coming,
The windows are filled with frost.
I went to tell everybody,
But I could not get across.
Well, I wanna be your lover, baby,
I don't wanna be your boss.
Don't say I never warned you
When your train gets lost."

"It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry," off 1965's Highway 61 Revisited.  This bluesy song, originally titled "Phantom Engineer," became a staple of the early- and mid-90's phase of the Neverending Tour, but has been played much less frequently since that time.  A version from 1995, with Jerry Garcia guesting on guitar less than two months before his death, can be downloaded here.