I have transcribed here the lyrics for "Little Black Train", as performed by Woody Guthrie. Does anybody know anything else about this song? The song structure greatly reminds me of "Gotta Serve Somebody". There's the train imagery, too, but of course that's very prevalent (the "holy slow train"),

This song appears on the album "Woody Guthrie with Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry, Vol 1", "International Joker Production", 1982. Judging by some of their other products, I assume that Joker is some sort of quasi-legal outfit. All songs are credited to Woody except "House of the Rising Sun", but that's meaningless, since songs such as "John Henry", "Who's Going to Shoe Your Pretty Feet", "DanvilleGirl #2" (#2?) are also credited to Woody.

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Little Black Train
Woody Guthrie
 
There's a little black train a’coming
Coming down the track
You gotta ride that little black train
But it ain't gonna bring you back
 
You may be a bar-room gambler
And cheat your way through life
But you can't cheat that little black train
Or beat this final ride
 
You silk and bar-room ladies
Dressed in your wordly pride
You gotta ride that little black train
That's coming in tonight
 
Your million dollar fortune
Your mansion glittering white
You can't take it with you
When the train rolls in tonight
 
Get ready for your savior
And fix your business right
You've gotta ride that little black train
To make this final ride
 
You silk and bar-room ladies
Dressed in your wordly pride
You gotta ride that little black train
That's coming in tonight
 
You may be a bar-room gambler
And cheat your way through life
But you can't cheat that little black train
Or beat this final ride
 
There's a little black train a’coming
Coming down the track
You gotta ride that little black train
But it ain't gonna bring you back