| Lyrics: | There's a Spanish train that runs between
Quadalquivir and old Saville,
And at dead of
night the whistle blows,
And people hear she's running still...
And then they hush
their children back to sleep,
Lock the doors, upstairs they creep,
For it is said that the
souls of the dead
Fill that train ten thousand deep!!
Well a railwayman lay dying
with his people by his side,
His family were crying, knelt in prayer before he died,
But
above his head just a-waiting for the dead,
Was the Devil with a twinkle in his eye,
"Well
God's not around and look what I've found, this one's mine!!"
Just then the Lord himself
appeared in a blinding flash of light,
And shouted at the devil, "Get thee hence to endless
night!!"
But the Devil just grinned and said "I may have sinned,
But there's no need to
push me around,
I got him first so you can do your worst,
He's going
underground!!"
"But I think I'll give you one more chance"
Said the Devil with a
smile,
"So throw away that stupid lance,
It's really not your style",
"Joker is the
name, Poker is the game,
We'll play right here on this bed,
And then we'll bet for the
biggest 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,
That train is dead on time, many souls
are on the line,
Oh Lord, he's going to win!.."
Well the railwayman he cut the
cards
and he dealt them each a hand of five
And for the Lord he was praying hard
Or
that train he'd have to drive...
Well the Devil he had three aces and a king,
And the
Lord, he was running for a straight,
He had the queen and the knave and the nine and ten of
spades,
All he needed was the eight...
And then the Lord he called for one more
card,
But he drew the diamond eight,
And the Devil said to the son of God,
"I believe
you've got it straight,
So deal me one for the time 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 souls was the opening bid,
And it soon went up to
fifty-nine,
But the Lord didn't see what the Devil did,
and he said "that suits me
fine",
"I'll raise you high to hundred and five,
And forever put an end to your
sin",
But the Devil let out a mighty shout, "My hand wins!!"
And I said "Lord, oh
Lord, you let him win,
The sun is down and the night is riding in,
That train is dead on
time, many souls are on the line,
Oh Lord, don't let him win...
"Well that Spanish
train still runs between,
Quadalquivir and old Saville,
And at dead of night the whistle
blows,
And people hear she's running still...
And far away in some recess
The Lord
and the Devil are now playing chess,
The Devil still cheats and wins more souls,
And as
for the Lord, well, he's just doing his best...
And I said "Lord, oh Lord, you've got to
win,
The Sun is down and the night is riding in,
That train is still on time,
Oh my
soul is on the line,
Oh Lord, you've got to win..." |
