Chorus:
I'm ridin' that New River train ( x2 )
The same old train that brought me here
Is gonna carry me away again
Darlin' you can't love one ( x2 )
You can't love one and have any fun
Oh darlin' you can't love one
Oh darlin' you can't love two ( x2 )
You can't love two and your little heart be true
Oh darlin' you can't love two
Darlin' you cant love three ( x2 )
You can't love three and be true to me
Oh darlin' you cant love three
Oh darlin' you cant love four ( x2 )
You can't love four and love me any more
Oh darlin' you cant love four
Darlin' you cant love five ( x2 )
You can't love five and get money from my beehive
Oh darlin' you cant love five
Oh darlin' you cant love six ( x2 )
You can't love six, that kind of love won't mix
Oh darlin' you cant love six
Oh darlin' you cant love seven ( x2 )
You can't love seven it might as well be 'leven
Oh darlin' you cant love seven
Honey the time won't be long
Darling the time ain't gonna be long
It ain't gonna be long, you know I'm gonna be gone
I'll be leaving on that New River train
Verse:
| I | I | I | V |
| I | IV | I – V | I |