Goin' out on the Q Said I'm goin' away tomorrow, mama, goin' out on the Q And if I find anything, comin' back after you Goin' out on the CB&Q I said, hmmmmmm, goin' out on the CB&Q If I find anything, gal, comin' back after you It's soon one mornin', I heard a pant'er squall I said, it's soon one mornin', I heard a pant'er squall Tell you, mama caught the local, you catch the Cannonball . . . , I caught on behind Said, my mama caught the local, I caught on behind Said, now you can't leave me, 't'ain't no need of cryin' Ain't gon' be here long Pretty mama, ain't gon' be here long You . . . and you treated me wrong When I leave from here, goin' out on the O I don't find no log camp, I find a gravel camp, sho What's the matter here? What's the matter here? 'T'ain't nothin' goin' on wrong but, mama, I don't care Don't need you nohow When I had you, black gal, didn't have nobody nohow