Empire State Express - Rory Gallagher

Went down to the station

Leaned against the door

Went down to the station

I… leaned against the door

I knew it was the Empire State

Can tell by the way she blows

Asked the depot agent

«Please let me ride the blinds»

Asked the depot agent

«Please let me ride the blinds»

He said, «Son, I like to help you… you know

But the Empire State ain’t mine»

The Empire State… you know she

Rides on Eastern time

The Empire State

She rides on Eastern time

She’s the «rollingest» baby

On the New York Central line

It was a mean ol' fireman

And a low-down engineer

It was a cruel fireman

A low-down engineer

That took my baby away

Left poor me sitting here

Engineer blew the whistle

The fireman rang the bell

The engineer blew the whistle

The fireman rang the bell

My woman’s on board

She’s was waving me fair-well

I’m gonna tell you what that

Mean ol' train will do

I’m gonna tell you

What that mean ol' train will do

Take your woman away

And shoot back black smoke back at you

They’ll take your woman away

And shoot black smoke back at you

Take your woman away

And shoot black smoke back at you

Let’s go…