He got his arm torn off by a train
Bad idea to grab hold of a freight

Torn off at the shoulder
Left him lying by the tracks bleeding like a stuck pig while his arm rode for free until they pried it off up the line and threw it in the burn barrel

Took him year to heal on a blood transcot in the Durango VA
Another year to quit crying for morphine

Got his arm torn off by a train
Stumbled when he grabbed it
Wedged an ankle between tie and track and something had to give, oh lord. The sound of it was horrible

Bones snapping, flesh tearing, the ripping of his shirt sleeve, that ungodly scream

Trains can do that to you
Trains can do that to you
Best be careful, huh?

He got his arm torn off by a train
Bad idea to grab hold of a freight

Torn off at the shoulder
Left him lying by the tracks bleeding like a stuck pig while his arm rode for free until they pried it up off the line and threw it in the burn barrel

Trains can do that to you
Trains can do that to you

Oh, that ungodly scream!

Something had to give, lord, the sound of it was horrible!

Bones snapping, flesh tearing, the ripping of his shirt sleeve

Trains can do that to you
Trains can do that to you
Best be careful, huh?

Got his arm torn off by a train!

Took him a year to heal on a blood transcot in the Durango VA
Another year to quit crying for morphine

Got his arm torn off by a train
Stumbled when he grabbed it
Wedged an ankle between tie and track
Something had to give, oh lord, something had to give, the sound of it was horrible

Bones snapping, flesh tearing, the ripping of his shirt sleeve. That ungodly scream

Trains can do that to you
Trains can do that to you
Best be careful, huh?