Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train

Elizabeth Cotten
Song Name: Freight Train
By: Elizabeth Cotten
Song Local Name: Not available
Album: Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs And Tunes
Link to buy: Not available
Genre: folk music of United States of America , American folk music , American Folk
Date Added: 18 Feb 2020
Hayden T Dent
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This song was written by Elizabeth Cotten whenever she was a teenager, inspired by the sounds of the trains that ran by her home. It's been covered by many.

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