Talk:I've Been Working on the Railroad

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it's also known that the song "Where Your Eyes Don't Go" by They Might Be Giants contains the melody of that song. indeed, an interesting piece of information :)

Song lyrics: The verses come from many sources but the "Folksinger's Handbook" and "Folksongs of the Past" each have the lines below

Fie, fi, fiddly-i-o Fie, fi, fiddly-i-o-o-o-o Fie, fi, fiddly-i-o Strummin' on the old banjo

Someone's makin' love to Dinah Someone's making love I know-o-o-o Someone's making love to Dinah 'Cause I can't hear the old banjo

Just because one doesn't know them doesn't mean they don't exist. Do a google search and I'm sure you'll see them in places.

09192006: Yes various raunchy versions do exist. However, the version here is the "standard" version used in the United States and in innumerable audio recordings.

[edit] Lyrics not allowed?

I checked out wikipedia's Battle Hymn of the Republic, and the Star Spangled Banner and plenty of music books and composed music do not have the lyrics which wikipedia lists. They are not well known but they have been used for countless decades the same as Railroad. I grew up in the 50's-60's knowing this verse... it should stay.