Story Behind The Song
Heard this story from a tattoo artist who heard it pretty much this way from a client who was getting a tattoo. He later came in again, and related that the woman had indeed left him for another man.
Song Description
A man laments that his love has left town on the train and it's unclear if she will come back.
| Song Length |
2:56 |
Genre |
Country - Cajun, Folk - Cajun |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Poignant |
Subject |
Loneliness, Sorrow |
| Similar Artists |
Hank Williams |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1950 - 1959 |
| |
Lyrics
SIX DOLLAR TICKET
I watched my baby
Get on the train
Cuz we couldn't
Get Along
Watched my baby
Get on the train
I'm afraid she won't
Come home
Six dollar ticket
At six o'clock
Gave me seven
Kinds of pain
If there's a man at
The other end
The she won't
Be back again
Six dollar ticket
At six o'clock
Gave me seven
Kinds of pain
If there's a man at
The other end
The she won't
Be back again
One way trip
Or just time away
Right now it's
Hard to say
My heart still waits
In the station house
Cuz I just can't
Tell today.
Copyright 2004, Steve Pasek