Reuben had a train, he put it on the track. You could hear that whistle blow a hundred miles. Oh me, oh my, you could hear that whistle blow a hundred miles Reuben rode that train from Baltimore to Maine. You could hear that whistle blow a hundred miles Oh me, oh my, you can hear that whistle blow a hundred miles Move it on down the line, swing it lose sparks a flyin'. You could hear that whistle blow a hundred miles. Oh me, oh my, you can hear that whistle blow a hundred miles Reuben had a wreck, hit a ditch and broke his neck. You could hear that whistle blow a hundred miles. Oh me, oh my, you can hear that whistle blow a hundred miles Oh me, oh my, you can hear that whistle blow a hundred miles