Easy Train to Frisco

Well, I ain't lived in this world too long
But I sho' know I ain't free
From the heavy slaps of Alabama
An' the hemp steppin' in Mississippi,
An' with them crosses burnin' in Georgia
There's one thing I surely know,
Gotta find my freedom way out west
'Cuz that's where I'm gonna go.
An' you'd think it'd be hard,
Real hard,
Damn hard,
For me to up an' go,
But I'm tellin' you right now, boy,
I'm on the easy train to Frisco.

Got my beat-up bag an' my ticket,
Got no family I'll see again
'Cept my Missus who's the kisses
O' the ever-fallin' rain.
Sit back by a dirty window,
Knock the red dirt off my shoes,
But I smile as I think for the first time
I ain't feelin' the weary blues,
So you know it ain't hard,
Real hard,
Damn hard
For me to up an' go,
'Cuz you gotta realize by now, gal,
This is my easy train to Frisco.

Now here I be walkin' the city
Lookin' for Negroes that's free,
An' all o' them un-tasty crackers
Best stay far away from me.
I see them sunny crystal Bay waters
Winkin' easy as you please,
An' the South ain't none but a bad dream
An' my mind feels lots more at ease.
Oh, it wa'n't hard,
Real hard,
Damn hard,
For me to up an' go
To start a brand new life, y'all,
Right here in ol' Frisco.


DB/6.2018