Mystery Train
Journey of Love: Wanda Jackson's Mystery Train Revelations
Lyrics
Train arrive, sixteen coaches long
Describing the train's length with sixteen coaches.
Train arrive, sixteen coaches long
Emphasizing the arrival of the train with sixteen coaches.
Well that long black train got my baby and gone
Expressing sorrow or concern that the long black train has taken away the speaker's baby.
Train train, comin' 'round, 'round the bend
Announcing the approach of a train coming around the bend.
Train train, comin' 'round the bend
Reiterating the train's approach around the bend.
Well it took my baby, but it never will again (no, not again)
Reassurance that the train won't take the baby again.
Train train, comin' down, down the line
Announcement of another train coming down the line.
Train train, comin' down the line
Stressing the imminent arrival of the train.
Well it's bringin' my baby, 'cause she's mine all, all mine
Reiterating that the train is bringing back the speaker's baby who is exclusively the speaker's.
(She's mine, all, all mine)
Repetition emphasizing the exclusivity of the speaker's claim on the baby.
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