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Railroaders' Lament (1961)

from Sonic Spaces: American Tunes by Stephen Riddell

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The tune used in this track comes from the American Folk Revival of the 1960s and has gone by a few different names, but we decided to use the title Railroader's Lament as we think it very aptly captures the spirit of the song.

One of the main purposes of Sonic Spaces is to create a Sound & Screen experience where both elements blend together to create a cohesive whole, and we hope that we have achieved this here by combining Stephen's singing voice & sound design with a train image designed by Stefan J Simons!

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If you miss the train I’m on
You will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles

A hundred miles, a hundred miles,
A hundred miles, a hundred miles,
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.

Lord I’m one, Lord I’m two,
Lord I’m three, Lord I’m four,
Lord I’m five hundred miles away from home

Away from home, away from home,
Away from home, away from home,
Lord I’m five hundred miles away from home

Not a shirt on my back,
Not a penny to my name.
Lord I can’t go a-home this a-way

This a-away, this a-way,
This a-way, this a-way,
Lord I can’t go a-home this a-way.

If you miss the train I’m on
You will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles

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from Sonic Spaces: American Tunes, released January 24, 2019

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Riddell Productions Wellington, New Zealand

Riddell Productions was founded in 2014 by Stephen & Amanda Riddell.

Stephen is a folk singer-songwriter and sound engineer who plays piano, guitar and harmonica.

Amanda is a virtuosa guitarist and composer who enjoys playing show music from the golden age of Broadway. ... more

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