Hey Porter

<br>Hey, Porter, Hey Porter! <br>Would you tell me the time?<br>How much longer will it be <br>`Til we cross that Mason Dixon Line?<br>At daylight will you tell that engineer to slow it down;<br>Or better still, just stop the train <br>`Cause I want to look around.<br><br>Hey, Porter! Hey Porter! <br>What time did you say?<br>How much longer will it be <br>`Till I can see the light of day?<br>When we hit Dixie will you tell that engineer to ring his bell;<br>And ask everybody that ain`t asleep to stand right up and yell.<br><br>Hey, Porter! Hey Porter! <br>It`s getting light outside.<br>This old train is puffin` smoke and I have to strain my eyes.<br>But ask that engineer if he will blow his whistle please,<br>`Cause I smell frost on cotton leaves, <br>And I smell that Southern breeze.<br><br>Hey, Porter! Hey, Porter! <br>Please get my bags for me,<br>I need nobody to tell me now that we`re in Tennessee.<br>Go tell that engineer to make that lonesome whistle scream.<br>We`re not so far from home so take it easy on the steam.<br><br>Hey Porter! Hey Porter! <br>Please open up my door.<br>When they stop this train I`m gonna get off first <br>`Cause I can`t wait no more.<br>Tell that engineer I say, "Thanks a lot. I didn`t mind the fare.<br>I`m gonna set my feet on Southern soil <br>And breathe that Southern air."