This Train
Journey to Redemption: This Train's Prophetic Message
Lyrics
This train don't carry no gamblers, this train.
This train does not allow gamblers on board.
This train don't carry no gamblers, this train.
Reiteration: No gamblers are permitted.
This train don't carry no gamblers,
Continued emphasis on the absence of gamblers.
No crap shooters, no midnight ramblers,
No individuals involved in gambling activities, such as crap shooters or midnight ramblers, are allowed on this train.
This train don't carry no gamblers, this train.
Repeated assertion of the train's prohibition against gamblers.
This train, don't carry no jokers, well, this train.
This train does not welcome jokers.
This train, don't carry no jokers, well, this train.
Restatement: No jokers are permitted on this train.
This train, don't carry no jokers,
Reiterating the exclusion of jokers.
No high-tone women, no cigar smokers, well
The train does not allow high-class women or cigar smokers.
This train, don't carry no jokers, well, this train.
Reiteration: No jokers are allowed on this train.
This train, done carried my mother, well, this train.
Highlighting that the train has transported the singer's mother.
This train, done carried my mother, well, this train.
Reiteration: The train carried the singer's mother.
This train, done carried my mother,
Emphasizing the act of carrying the singer's mother.
My mother, my father, my sister and my brother,
Not just the mother, but the entire family (father, sister, and brother) have been carried by this train.
This train, done carried my mother, well this train.
Repeated mention of the train carrying the singer's mother.
This train, she's bound for glory, well, this train
The train is heading towards a glorious destination.
This train, she's bound for glory, well, this train
Reiteration: The train is destined for glory.
This train, she's bound for glory, well, this train
Continued emphasis on the train's journey towards glory.
This train, she's bound for glory,
The train is on a path to glory, but to reach heaven, one must maintain holiness.
If you want to get to heaven then you've got to be holy, well,
To attain heaven, one must lead a holy life as a prerequisite for boarding this train bound for glory.
This train, she's bound for glory, well, this train
Restatement: The train is headed for glory, emphasizing the importance of leading a holy life to reach heaven.
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