How Long

Leroy Carter

How long, how long, has that evenin' train been gone?
How long, how long, baby how long?

Heard the whistle blowin', couldn't see the train
Way down in my heart I had an achin' pain
How long, how long, how long?

If I could holler like a mountain jack
I'd go up on the mountain and call my baby back
I went up on the mountain, looked as far as I could see
The man had my woman and the blues had poor me

I can see the green grass growin' on the hill
But I ain't seen the green grass on a dollar bill
I'm goin' down to Georgia, been up in Tennessee
So look me over baby, last you'll see of me

The brook runs into the river, river runs into the sea
If I don't run into my baby, a train is goin' to run into me

Trivia about the song How Long by Dinah Washington

When was the song “How Long” released by Dinah Washington?
The song How Long was released in 2006, on the album “The Very Best of Dinah Washington”.
Who composed the song “How Long” by Dinah Washington?
The song “How Long” by Dinah Washington was composed by Leroy Carter.

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