From the recording Devil Rail
Devil Rail (Leslie Barker and John Zipperer,) 5:34
John Zipperer - acoustic guitar, lead vocal
Nick Kirgo - electric guitars
Mark “Pocket” Goldberg - bass
Lynn Coulter – drums
Leslie Barker - vocals
Tara Sitzer - vocals
Lyrics
Was a year without working
Living my days mouth to hand
Then that whistle came a calling
And carried me across this land
Devil Rail, once my savior
Only seeks my soul to rend
But this train keeps getting louder
Will this railroad ever end
All alone on our old homestead
Sits my wife and child to be
Will this wire from Western Union
Be all my child knows of me
Devil Rail, once my savior
Only seeks my soul to rend
But this train keeps getting louder
Will this railroad ever end
Oh Lord can you hear me
In this darkness where I stand
The light of hope only grows dimmer
Is this hammer all I am
Devil Rail, once my savior
Only seeks my soul to rend
But this train keeps getting louder
Will this railroad ever end