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Hell On Wheels

from 'Round My Door by Dana and Susan Robinson

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The phrase Hell On Wheels emerged from the wild conduct of the railroad workers laying tracks across the western plains. I find this song serves as a link between America’s history, my own life as an artist and traveler, and America’s attitude toward the world at large.

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Hell On Wheels

The tramp so loves the sound of the whistle
And sleeps by the music of the tracks
Here his satchel is full of thistle
And a banjo slung across his back
He’ll play to you the Hangman’s Reel
Learned from his experience
And sing to you ‘bout hell on wheels
The Lords own way of taking rent

Eighteen hundred sixty seven
They was grading on the U.P. line
Laying track across Wyoming
Through the dust and alkali
From North Platte to Promontory
They murdered, gambled, whored, and thieved
Hell on wheels in all its glory
The wild west had sewed its seeds

Veterans from the north and south were
Laying iron side by side
Join the East unto the West, sir
Coast to coast now we shall ride

When I was a kid in California
After school we’d walk the tracks
I’d put my ears down to the rail
And hear the echoes coming back
What I heard were distant voices
In a language I did not understand
Older now I hear the whistle
And know the stories of the land

Hell on wheels
Hell on wheels

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from 'Round My Door, released May 10, 2008

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Dana and Susan Robinson Cabot, Vermont

"From Cabot, Vermont – Americana-roots and folk duo, Dana and Susan Robinson combine vivid, songwriting with fiddle tunes, oldtime banjo, elegant melodies, and rich harmony singing."

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