Mystery Train
Mystery Train: Love Lost on a Sixteen-Coach Journey
Lyrics
Train I ride, sixteen coaches long
Describes a long train with sixteen coaches that the singer is riding.
Train I ride, sixteen coaches long
Reiterates the image of a sixteen-coach train, emphasizing its length.
Well, that long black train got my baby and gone
Expresses that this long black train has taken away the singer's lover.
Train, train, comin' 'round the bend
Announces the approach of a train coming around a bend.
Train, train, comin' 'round the bend
Repeats the anticipation of a train rounding the bend, emphasizing its imminent arrival.
Well, it took my baby, but it never will again
States that the train has taken the singer's baby, suggesting a sense of loss.
No, not again
Reiterates the finality of the loss, emphasizing that it will not happen again.
Train, train, comin' down, down the line
Announces the descent of a train down the line.
Train, train, comin' down, down the line
Repeats the idea of a train descending the line, indicating a journey or movement.
Well, it's bringin' my baby 'cause she's mine, all mine
Asserts that the train is bringing back the singer's baby because she belongs to him.
She's mine, all mine
Emphasizes the possessiveness of the singer regarding his lover.
Train, train, comin' 'round, 'round the bend
Repeats the theme of a train coming around a bend.
'Round, 'round the bend
Emphasizes the circular motion of the train's path, reinforcing the inevitability of events.
Train, train, comin' 'round, 'round the bend
Reiterates the image of a train rounding the bend, suggesting a repetitive cycle.
'Round, 'round the bend
Emphasizes the cyclical nature of the train's movement around the bend.
Well, it took my baby, but it never will again
States that the train took the baby once, but it will not happen again.
Never will again
Reiterates the finality of the previous line, affirming that the loss will not be repeated.
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