Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
Blowing like it´s gonna sweep my world away
I wanna stop at Carbondale and keep on going
That Duquesne train gon´ ride me night and day

[Chorus 1]
You say I´m a gambler, you say I´m a pimp
But I ain´t neither one
Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
Sounding like it´s on a final run

Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
Blowing like she never blowed before
Blue light blinking, red light glowing
Blowing like she´s at my chamber door

[Chorus 1]
You smiling through the fence at me
Just like you always smiled before
Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
Blowing like she ain´t gon´ blow no more

Can´t you hear that Duquesne whistle blowing?
Blowing like the sky´s gonna blow apart
You´re the only thing alive that keeps me going
You´re like a time bomb in my heart

[Chorus 1]
I can hear a sweet voice steadily calling
Must be the mother of our Lord
Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
Blowing like my woman´s on board

Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
Blowing like it´s gon´ blow my blues away
You old rascal, I know exactly where you´re going
I´ll lead you there myself at the break of day

[Chorus 4]
I wake up every morning with that woman in my bed
Everybody telling me she´s gone to my head
Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
Blowing like it´s gon´ kill me dead

Can´t you hear that Duquesne whistle blowing?
Blowing through another no good town
The lights on my native land are glowing
I wonder if they´ll know me next time ´round

[Chorus 5]
I wonder if that old oak tree´s still standing
That old oak tree, the one we used to climb
Listen to that Duquesne whistle blowing
Blowing like she´s blowing right on time