There's a Spanish train that runsbetween Guadalquivir and old Saville, And at dead of night the whistleblows, and people hear she's running still...
And then they hush theirchildren back to sleep, Lock the doors, upstairs they creep, For it issaid that the souls of the dead Fill that train ten thousanddeep!!
Well a railwayman lay dying with his people by his side, Hisfamily were crying, knelt in prayer before he died, But above his bed justa-waiting for the dead, Was the Devil with a twinkle in his eye, "WellGod's not around and look what I've found, this one's mine!!"
Justthen the Lord himself appeared in a blinding flash of light, And shouted atthe Devil, "Get thee hence to endless night!!" But the Devil just grinned andsaid "I may have sinned, But there's no need to push me around, I got himfirst so you can do your worst, He's going underground!!"
"But I thinkI'll give you one more chance" said the Devil with a smile, "So throw awaythat stupid lance, It's really not your style", "Joker is the name, Pokeris the game, we'll play right here on this bed, And then we'll bet for thebiggest stakes yet, the souls of the dead!!"
And I said "Look out, Lord, He's going to win, The sun is down and the night is riding in, Thattrain is dead on time, many souls are on the line, Oh Lord, He's going towin!.."
Well the railwayman he cut the cards And he dealt them each ahand of five, And for the Lord he was praying hard Or that train he'd haveto drive... Well the Devil he had three aces and a king, And the Lord, hewas running for a straight, He had the queen and the knave and nine and tenof spades, All he needed was the eight...
And then the Lord he calledfor one more card, But he drew the diamond eight, And the Devil said tothe son of God, "I believe you've got it straight, So deal me one for thetime has come To see who'll be the king of this place, But as he spoke, from beneath his cloak, He slipped another ace...
Ten thousand soulswas the opening bid, And it soon went up to fifty-nine, But the Lorddidn't see what the Devil did, And he said "that suits me fine", "I'llraise you high to a hundred and five, And forever put an end to yoursins", But the Devil let out a mighty shout, "My hand wins!!"
And Isaid "Lord, oh Lord, you let him win, The sun is down and the night is ridingin, That train is dead on time, many souls are on the line, Oh Lord, don'tlet him win..."
Well that Spanish train still runsbetween, Guadalquivir and old Saville, And at dead of night the whistleblows, And people fear she's running still... And far away in somerecess The Lord and the Devil are now playing chess, The Devil stillcheats and wins more souls, And as for the Lord, well, he's just doing hisbest...
And I said "Lord, oh Lord, you've got to win, The sun is downand the night is riding in, That train is still on time, oh my soul is on theline, Oh Lord, you've got to win..."