World just look down and give me 40 days
Instead of the fine that I could not pay
They said walk right you'll soon be home
Cross the line and you're on your own
40 days
With shotguns and barbed wire fences
40 nights just to listen
To the midnight train to Memphis
Well my whistle blows when the sun comes up
Head to floor keep your big mouth shut
Eat
your breakfast on the ground
Work like hell till the sun goes down
40 days
With shotguns and barbed wire fences
40 nights just to listen
To the midnight train to Memphis
40 days
With shotguns and barbed wire fences
40 nights just to listen To the midnight train to Memphis