How Long (Blues)
From the album Betty Hutton at the Saints & Sinners Ball
Written by LeRoy Carr
© 1928 Universal Music Corp.

Released on Warner Bros WS-1267
Recorded 1959
Music Arranged and Conducted by Jerry Fielding
Background Vocals by the Jack Latimer Singers
Running Time: 3 mins 23 secs

Lyrics:
How long, how long
Has that evening train been gone
How, how long, baby, how long

That mean old varmint, cruel engineer
Took my baby, left me standing here
So long, so long, baby, so long

That man used to wonder
But he said that his traveling was through
Now that train gone and fooled me
Yes it’s gone
A pullin’ and chuggin’, a huffin’ and puffin’ along

How long has that evening train been gone
How long, how long, baby, how long

It’s like Monday, my bad news day
You’ll get Monday before you get to Tuesday
Bet my blues on the choo-choo
Now it’s gone
A pullin’ and chuggin’, a huffin’ and puffin’ along

If I could holler like a mountain jack
I’d get up on that mountain and call my baby back
So long, so long, baby, so long

How long, how long has that evening train been gone
How long, how long, baby, how long
How long has that evening train been gone