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]
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.
Bruce Springsteen performed NIGHT TRAIN live once, on 30 Sep 1978 in Atlanta, GA. See the live 30 Sep 1978 version for more details.
List of available versions of NIGHT TRAIN on this website:
NIGHT TRAIN [Live 30 Sep 1978 version]