Last Train To Clarksville was most likely in original form a Country Song. The Vietnam War Train Station is up for debate... But I like both Ideas. Either way - here it is - with full out Country Jam lasting longer than the actual song, I think!
lyrics
Take the last train to Clarksville
And I'll meet you at the station
You can be here by four thirty
'Cause I made your reservation
Don't be slow, oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!
'Cause I'm leavin' in the morning
And I must see you again
We'll have one more night together
'Til the morning brings my train
And I must go, oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home
Take the last train to Clarksville
I'll be waiting at the station
We'll have time for coffee flavored kisses
And a bit of conversation
Oh... Oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!
Take the last train to Clarksville
Now I must hang up the phone
I can't hear you in this noisy
Railroad station all alone I'm feelin' low...
Oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home
Take the last train to Clarksville
And I'll meet you at the station
You can be here by four thirty
'Cause I made your reservation
Don't be slow, oh, no, no, no!
Oh, no, no, no!
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home
Take the last train to Clarksville
Take the last train to Clarksville
Take the last train to Clarksville
Take the last train to Clarksville
Take the last train to Clarksville...
credits
from Last Train To Clarksville - Train Ride Jam,
track released August 16, 2021
Richard Cummins - all Tracking,Engineering, Mixing, Instruments, Arranging, Mastering
Mike Sanyshyn: Fiddle, Banjo
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