Won't Be Long

Baby, here I am By the railroad track Waiting for my baby He's coming back Coming back to me On the 503 And I won't be long No, I won't be long I get so lonesome Since the man has been gone There ain't a thing worth mentioning Nothing been going on And that's why I know When the whistle blows Yeah, that I won't be long No, no, I won't be long My daddy told me When he said goodbye, yes, he did "I'll be back, baby Baby, bye and bye" And that's why I waited So doggone long, yeah Can't you see how happy I am? Because the man is coming home So now, here I be By the railroad track Oh, waiting for my baby He's coming back Coming back to me On the 503 Yeah, and I won't be long No, no, I won't be long I ain't had no loving Since you know when He's a long gone rooster And I'm a lonesome hen And that's why I'm sure When the whistle blows Yeah, that I won't be long No, no, I won't be long I'm so excited My knees are shaking, yeah Mr. Engineer Don't you keep me waiting Hear me telling you Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry Baby, here I am Oh, by the railroad track Waiting for my baby He's coming back Coming back to me Lord, on the 503 Yeah and I won't be long No, I won't be long Yeah, I know When the whistle blows Hey, that I won't be long No, no, I won't be long I don't know 'bout you but I know Oh when the whistle blows Hey, that it won't be long No, no, it won't be long --- Won't Be Long - Aretha Franklin