| "I Got the Freight Train Blues" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Rambling Red Foley acc. by Cumberland Ridge Runners | |
| B-side | "Echoes of My Plantation Home" |
| Released | 1934 |
| Recorded | Chicago, c.March 21, 1934 |
| Genre | Hillbilly |
| Length | 2:53 |
| Label | Several ARC affiliates[a] |
| Songwriter(s) | John Lair |
"Freight Train Blues" is an early American hillbilly-style country music song written by John Lair. He wrote it for Red Foley, who recorded the song with the title "I Got the Freight Train Blues" in 1934. The tune was subsequently recorded by several musicians, with popular renditions by Roy Acuff in 1936 and 1947. Bob Dylan later adapted it for his self-titled debut album (1962).
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