NIGHT TRAIN

Original James Brown version



All aboard for night train

Miami, Florida
Atlanta, Georgia
Raleigh, North Carolina

Hoo!

Hey!

Ow!

Ow!

Ow!
Ooh!
Ah yeah!

Oh yeah! Oh yeah!

Miami, Florida
Atlanta, Georgia
Raleigh, North Carolina
Washington D.C.
Oh and Richmond, Virginia too
Baltimore, Maryland
Philadelphia
New York City, take me home
Boston, Massachusetts
And don't forget New Orleans, the home of the blues
Oh yeah
Night train
Night train
Night train
Night train
Carry me home
Night train
Carry me home
Night train
Carry me home
Night train
Carry me...
[Fades out]


Info

NIGHT TRAIN is an instrumental first released by Jimmy Forrest in 1952. See the original Jimmy Forrest version for more details. James Brown recorded a version of the instrumental with shouted list of cities and repetitions of the song's name. His version was first released on his 1961 album James Brown Presents His Band. The above lyrics are for the original James Brown version of NIGHT TRAIN as released in 1962.


James Brown -- James Brown Presents His Band
James Brown -- James Brown Presents His Band

LP - King Records (771) - USA, 1961

Bruce Springsteen's Version

Bruce Springsteen performed NIGHT TRAIN live once, on 30 Sep 1978 in Atlanta, GA. See the live 30 Sep 1978 version for more details.

Available Versions

List of available versions of NIGHT TRAIN on this website:

NIGHT TRAIN [Live 30 Sep 1978 version]
NIGHT TRAIN [Original Jimmy Forrest version]
NIGHT TRAIN [Original James Brown version]

Page last updated: 09 Oct 2020