Train on the island, hear the whistle blow,

Run, go tell my truelove, sick and I can't go.

*(Run, go tell my truelove, sick and I can't go.)

Train on the island, heading for the sun,

Run, go tell my truelove, sick and I can't come.

(Run, go tell my truelove, sick and I can't come.)

Train on the island, heading for the west,

Me and my girl we done split up, maybe it’s for the best.

(Me and my girl we done split up, maybe it’s for the best.)

Train on the island, can’t you hear it blow?

Go and tell that pretty little gal I ain’t coming back no more.

(Go and tell that pretty little gal I ain’t coming back no more.)

*last line usually repeated