1.
That big 8-wheeler rolling down the track
Means your true loving Daddy ain't coming back
Cause I'm moving on
I'll soon be gone
You were flying too high
For my little old sky
So I'm moving on

2.
That big loud whistle as it blew and blew
Said hello to the southland--we're coming to you
And we're moving on
Oh, hear my song
You had the laugh on me
So I've set you free
And I'm moving on

//fiddle break//

3.
Mr. Fireman, won't you please listen to me?
Cause I got a pretty Mama in Tennessee
Keep moving me on
Keep rolling on
So, shovel the coal
Let this rattler roll
And keep moving me on

4.
Mr. Engineer, take that throttle in hand
This rattler's the fastest in the southern land
Keep moving me on
Keep rolling on
You're going to ease my mind
Put me there on time
Keep rolling on

//acoustic guitar break//

5.
I told you, baby, from time to time
But you just wouldn't listen or pay me no mind
So I'm moving on
I'm rolling on
You've broken your vow
And it's all over now
So I'm moving on

6.
You've switched your engine
Now I ain't got time
For a trifling woman on my main line
Cause I'm moving on
You done your Daddy wrong
I warned you twice
Now you can settle the price
Cause I'm moving on

//steel guitar break//

7.
But someday when you've had your play
You're going to want your Daddy
But your Daddy will say
"Keep moving on
You stayed away too long
I'm through with you
Too bad you're blue
Keep moving on."

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