Origineel
Ah-oh, smokestack lightnin’
Shinin’, just like gold
Why don’t ya hear me cryin’?
A-whoo-hooo, oooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, tell me, baby
What’s the, matter with you?
Why don’t ya hear me cryin’?
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, tell me, baby
Where did ya, stay last night?
A-why don’t ya hear me cryin’?
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, stop your train
Let her, go for a ride
Why don’t ya hear me cryin’?
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, fare ya well
Never see, a you no more
A-why don’t ya hear me cryin’?
Oooo, whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, who been here baby since
I-I been gone, a little, bitty boy?
Girl, be on
A-whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Vertaling
Ah-oh, smokestack lightnin’
Shinin’, just like gold
Waarom hoor je me niet huilen?
A-whoo-hooo, oooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, vertel me, baby
Wat is er met je aan de hand?
Why don’t ya hear me cryin’?
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, vertel me, baby
Waar ben je vannacht gebleven?
A-waarom hoor je me niet huilen?
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, stop je trein
Let her, go for a ride
Why don’t ya hear me cryin’?
Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, vaarwel
Never see, a you no more
A-Waarom hoor je me niet huilen?
Oooo, whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo
Whoa-oh, who been here baby since
I-Ik weg was, een kleine, bitty jongen?
Girl, be on
A-whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
Whooo