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Orange Blossom Special
[Ervin T. Rouse]

Hey look a-yonder comin'
Comin' down that railroad track
Hey look a-yonder comin'
Comin' down that railroad track.
It's the Orange Blossom Special
Bringin' my baby back.

I'm goin' down to Florida
Gonna get some sand in my shoes
Or maybe California
And get some sand in my shoes.
I'll ride that Orange Blossom Special
And lose these New York blues.

Dialogue:
"Say man, when're you goin' back to Florida?"
"Aw, I don't reckon I'll ever go back to
Florida again."
"But ain't you worried about gettin' your nourishment here in New York?"
"Naw, I don't care if I do die, do die, do die..."


Hey talk about the ramblin'
She's the fastest train on the line.
Hey talk about the travellin'
She's the fastest train on the line.
It's that Orange Blossom Special
Rollin' down the Seaboard Line.

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Other recordings of
"Orange Blossom Special":

Johnny Cash,
Live At Folsom Prison
The Rouse Brothers,
The Railroad in Folksong (Anthology)
Flatt & Scruggs,
Hear the Whistle Blow:
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
Sing Songs of Rivers and Trains

Bill Monroe,
Bean Blossom
The Stanley Brothers,
Clinch Mountain Bluegrass