The Tillers - Cardinal Train 50-51 - Sugar Maple Fest - Madison, Wisconsin

The Tillers performing "Cardinal Train 50-51" at the Sugar Maple Traditional Music Festival in Madison, Wisconsin. This performance took place on 08/03/2012 and was the first of their two shows. "Cardinal Train 50-51" appears on the Tiller's album, "By The Signs." The Tillers are Mike Oberst, Sean Geil, and Aaron Geil and they hail from Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Tillers
Sugar Maple Festival
Madison, WI
08/03/2012
Setlist: Boatman Dance, Down At The Bottom, Take Me Down, Rockingham Cindy, Shanty Boat, Tecumseh On The Battlefield, Shut Up In The Mines Of Cold Creek, Cardinal Train 50-51, Lantern Lullaby*, Going Across The Sea*, George Street Beat*, Sail Away Ladies*, There Is A Road (Route 50)*, The Train That Carried My Girl From Town*
*Power went out and they played acoustically.
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Cardinal Train 50-51 Lyrics
daddy's at the window, mother watches 'oer
sister tends to worry while brother's out the door
from that union station, on that east bound track
around the bend, against the wind and off into the black
one foot on the platform, one foot on the train
I found a place on houston street to dodge the freezing rain
don't keep it all inside son, don't keep it locked so tight
just get out that old banjo and ya keep 'em up all night
come on boys, try yer hand
down in the alley with the old tin pan
pull that bow and don't be slow
to ride that cardinal train
step into the city, the cars just flyin' by
steel wheels pound neath the underground where you'll try yer trade tonight
the green and grey cars junction deep down in the city's vein
so play it right with the fire inside to the whistle of the cardinal train
now daddy's still a carpenter while mothers laid to rest
sisters raising a family and that's what she does best
well i'm still out here ramblin' across the great divide
until that day when i'm home to stay in that sweet by and by
come on boys, try yer hand
down in the alley with the old tin pan
pull that bow and don't be slow
to ride that cardinal train
come on boys, the best you can
song in the heart and a fiddle in the hand
until you reach that glory land
to ride that cardinal train
lyrics by michael oberst (c) 2009 chicken road music (ascap)