[1] Down by the county bridge [5] Gondola [1] Road
[4] Hauling down to Birmingham the dirty half slack [1] coal
[4] I shouldn't have let 'em move me on come sunshine rain or [1] drought
'Cause just like the circle says [5] southern serves the [1] South

Hardship and troubles lord you know I had some
Gettin' older every day I'm a fairweather bum
Let me tell you good people here it's just about time
Catch a slow train through Georgia and ease a worried mind

Forty miles an hour she's rolling down the line
Greasy rail red clack trails through the long leaf pines
Anyplace that sunshine falls is where I long to be
Sunshine southern special drove me to the sea

Lord I wish was livin' day by day someplace down the track
Come on gal my old pal lord you know we'll not look back
I'll take down this old guitar I'll play her every day
Let the slow train through Georgia roll my blues aways