—Bill Monroe Version:

The longest train I ever saw
Went down that Georgia Line
The engine passed at six o'clock
And the cab passed by at nine

Chorus:
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines
And you shiver when the cold wind blows
Whoo whoo hoo hooo……….
Whoo whoo hoo hooo……….

I asked my captain for the time of day
He said he throwed his watch away
It's a long steel rail and a short cross tie
I'm on my way back home

Chorus

Little girl, little girl, what have I done
That makes you treat me so
You caused me to weep, you caused me to mourn
You caused me to leave my home

Chorus

My father was an engineer
Died a mile out of town
His head was found in the driving gear
But his body was never found

Extra verses

That same old train that brought me here
It'll soon be takin' me away
If I'd only listened to what mama said
I wouldn't be here today —Doc Watson

The longest train I ever saw
Was nineteen coaches long
The only girl I ever loved
Is on that train and gone —Louvin Brothers

Little girl, little girl where'd you stay last night
Even your daddy don't know
Stayed in the pines where the sun never shines
And you shiver when the cold wind blows —Buck White

3/4

Verse and Chorus:

I	I	IV	I
I	V	I	I   :|

In The Pines

—Leadbelly Version

Chorus:
My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night?
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun don't ever shine
I shivered the whole night through.

My girl, my girl, where will you go
I'm going where the cold wind blows
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun don't ever shine
I will shiver the whole night through.

Chorus

My husband was a hard working man
Killed a mile and a half from here
His head, was found, in a driver wheel
And his body hasn't never been found.

Chorus

My girl, my girl, where will you go
I'm going where the cold wind blows
You've caused me to weep, you've caused me to mourn
You've caused me to leave my home

3/4

Verse and Chorus:

I	I	IV	III
V	V	I	I   :|