Cat. #1111 (MFH #555) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on April 9, 1970
VERSE 1
I wouldn't marry a farmer
He's always in th dirt
But I would marry enginer
Who wears a striped shirt
VERSE 2
Wouldn't marry a blacksmith
He's always in th black
But I would marry an engineer
Who pulled th throttle back
VERSE 3
I have roamed this wide world over
Some pleasure for to see
I fell in love with th railroad man
He fell in love with me
VERSE 4
I wouldn't mary a sheriff
For he is sure to die
But I would marry a railroad man
Who's got pretty blue eyes
VERSE 5
I wouldn't marry a preacher
He'd preach to much of Hell
But I would marry a railroad man
Who rang th engine bell
VERSE 6
I wouldn't marry a gambler
Who's always drunk on wine
But I would marry a railroad man
Who runs th forty-nine