Re: OT sort of railroad song

My favorite--written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer --"Blues in the Night":

My mama done tol' me, when I was in knee-pants
My mama done tol' me, " son, a woman'll sweet talk"
And she'll give ya the big eye, but when the sweet talkin's done
A woman's a two-face, a worrisome thing who'll leave ya to sing
the blues in the night

Now the rain's a-fallin', hear the train's a-callin,
"whooee!"
(my mama done tol' me) hear dat lonesome whistle blowin' 'cross
the trestle, "whooee!"
(my mama done tol' me) a-whooee-ah-whooee ol' clickety-clack's
a-echoin' back thr blues in the night
The evenin' breeze will start the trees to cryin' and the moon will
hide it's light when you get the blues in the night
Take my word, the mockingbird'll sing the saddest kind o' song,
he knows things are wrong, and he's right


For a Colorado connection, this version was recorded by Jimmie Lunceford in 1941. Lunceford lived in Denver for several years before leading one of the most popular bands of the Big Band Era.