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 |