Ring of Fire The Musical movie - Hey, Porter lyrics

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Song by Johnny Cash<br /><br>

Hey porter! Hey porter!<br>

Would you tell me the time?<br>

How much longer will it be till we cross<br>

that Mason Dixon Line?<br>

At daylight would ya tell that engineer<br>

to slow it down?<br>

Or better still, just stop the train,<br>

Cause I wanna look around.<br>

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Hey porter! Hey porter!<br>

What time did ya say?<br>

How much longer will it be till I can<br>

see the light of day?<br>

When we hit Dixie will you tell that engineer<br>

to ring his bell?<br>

And ask everybody that ain't asleep<br>

to stand right up and yell.<br>

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Hey porter! Hey porter!<br>

It's getting light outside.<br>

This old train is puffin' smoke,<br>

and I have to strain my eyes.<br>

But ask that engineer if he will <br>

blow his whistle please.<br>

Cause I smell frost on cotton leaves<br>

and I feel that Southern breeze.<br>

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Hey porter! Hey porter!<br>

Please get my bags for me.<br>

I need nobody to tell me now<br>

that we're in Tennessee.<br>

Go tell that engineer to make that<br>

lonesome whistle scream,<br>

We're not so far from home <br>

so take it easy on the steam.<br>

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Hey porter! Hey porter!<br>

Please open up the door.<br>

When they stop the train I'm gonna get off first<br>

Cause I can't wait no more.<br>

Tell that engineer I said thanks alot,<br>

and I didn't mind the fare.<br>

I'm gonna set my feet on Southern soil<br>

and breathe that Southern air.<br>

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