I'm gonna go 'way down to New Orleans.
I'm gonna go 'way down to New Orleans.
I'm gonna ride that Southern Railway line.

I'm goin' where the chilly wind don't blow.
I'm goin' where the chilly wind don't blow.
I'm gonna ride that Southern Railway line.

I'm goin' where the sunshine feels good.
I'm goin' where the sunshine feels good.
I'm gonna ride that Southern Railway line.

I'm goin' where the folks don't shovel snow
I'm goin' where the folks don't shovel snow.
I'm gonna ride that Southern Railway line.

I'm goin' where the folks all know my name
I'm goin' where the folks all know my name.
I'm gonna ride that Southern Railway line.

I'll never come back here where I been blue
I'll never come back here where I been blue.
I'm gonna ride that Southern Railway line.

. . .This is another blues that has no recorded composer.

This is a blues I learned early on. I use it to teach a few of my students the varieties of blues improvisation.

The changes to this blues are:

G C G C C7 G D7 C7 G