Hey, Porter by Johnny Cash 💖

About the song Hey, Porter

“Hey, Porter” is a song written by Johnny Cash with Luther Perkins and Marshall Grant and recorded by Cash and his band, the Tennessee Two. It was released in May 1955 as the B-side to the single “Cry! Cry! Cry!” and was later included on the album “Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!” (1957).

The song is about a railroad worker who is waiting for his train to leave the station. He is impatient and anxious to get going, and he keeps asking the porter when the train will depart. The song’s catchy melody and Cash’s energetic vocals make it a fun and upbeat tune.

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Hey, Porter Lyrics

Hey porter! Hey porter!
Would you tell me the time?
How much longer will it be till we cross
that Mason Dixon Line?
At daylight would ya tell that engineer
to slow it down?
Or better still, just stop the train,
Cause I wanna look around.Hey porter! Hey porter!
What time did ya say?
How much longer will it be till I can
see the light of day?
When we hit Dixie will you tell that engineer
to ring his bell?
And ask everybody that ain’t asleep
to stand right up and yell.Hey porter! Hey porter!
It’s getting light outside.
This old train is puffin’ smoke,
and I have to strain my eyes.
But ask that engineer if he will
blow his whistle please.
Cause I smell frost on cotton leaves
and I feel that Southern breeze.

Hey porter! Hey porter!
Please get my bags for me.
I need nobody to tell me now
that we’re in Tennessee.
Go tell that engineer to make that
lonesome whistle scream,
We’re not so far from home
so take it easy on the steam.

Hey porter! Hey porter!
Please open up the door.
When they stop the train I’m gonna get off first
Cause I can’t wait no more.
Tell that engineer I said thanks alot,
and I didn’t mind the fare.
I’m gonna set my feet on Southern soil
and breathe that Southern air.