Hank Williams - The Log Train Lyrics

I am back

Love the pictures - and music.

They call it progress but I JUST dont know

Please please play some fucking normal shit wtf over

I love steam power......

Thank you for posting. My favorite song

Workin people....

Mr.country music,fantasric

Wonder what Lon would have thought about being killed off in the last verse.The story goes that hank went to see Lon on Christmas day of 52 but Lon wasn't home. Hank left a box of chocolates and he wrote anote on the cellophane and left it. Lon as i recollect reading kept the cellophane till he died.

No one can sing or write a song like Hank. The best all time. Such a soulful voice. It makes you want to listen to the song and hear the story. The king of all modern music. RIP

always enjoyed Hank Senior when ever i heard him.

Never heard this one before. Thanks.

William Hutcheson Tonight is the first time I heard it and Im 73 yrs.

I HATE this cacaphonous ad! 👹

Very well done video!

this rocks

these were the songs when gas was thirty cents a gallon ; and love was sixty cents away.

Check around I know that we have a station here that plays real music, not the trash they call music now

Pay the Pioneer Museum of Troy, AL a visit to see the old logging train used in Chapman!

Hank was the greatest ever never to be forgotten

Best singer ever

This is what country is. Just simple songs about real life. Beautiful!

“God called dad to come home” hits me every time

Me 2, miss my pops so much

Hank was a republican that's why he wasn't a little bitch.

Hearing Hank Sr. pause in the verse about his pops during this final live performance of his rips me up bro. Best dad dedication tune to remember our father and his fathers iron will to get by. Thank you Mr. Williama

. Hank was amazing.

The death of hank - was a tragedy

Love this song. Just found it.

His voice is so powerful!! Gives you chills!!!

Hank William, was a amazing man!! What a gift he had!

Never heard this one either, Good song !!! HEAVENLY HANK

I wish i could have met hank he is my favriote singer he was a legend he died a terabel life of o.d he was one the most lonesome person in this world love him and hanks music if he was still alive I bet music wouldn't be as bad as nowadays he would put them in check . He was one the best singers to be on the face of this earth and always will be

Love the song ! Blanche

Beautiful song, can't believe how good this guy was.

Cats are better then turtles and rhino's

If you will listen, a song I will sing
About my daddy who drove a log train
Way down in the southland, in old Alabama
We lived in a place that they call Chapmantown

And late in the evening, when the sun was low
Way off in the distance you could hear the train blow
The folks would come runnin', and Moma would say
"Get the supper on the table, here comes the log train"

Every mornin', at the break of day
He'd grab his lunchbucket, and be on his way
Winter or summer, sunshine or rain
Every mornin', he'd run that ole log train

A sweatin' an swearin' all day long
Shoutin', "Get up there oxen, keep movin' along
Load her up boys, 'cause it looks like rain
I've gotta get rollin', this ole log train"

This story happened, a long time ago
The log train is silent, God called Dad to go
But when I get to Heaven, ta always remain
I'll listen to the whistle of the ole log train

Masterpiece! bring tears at my eyes

I love this song

This is Beautiful, thank-you for this ,Love it..........

Good to sing

Know right where Hank's train is....106 Alabama

What a shame to see those giant trees, bigger around than the engine itself, cut down for packing crates and pig stys.

So bittersweet <3

My countrymen have been replaced by their own government

Sweet name

A "log train" can mean either a string of logs chained together, drawn by oxen... or an actual train. The song seems to refer to both, but I guess plenty of men did both jobs...

That’s really interesting

You know another thing

I had heard hanks dad died when he was young

But I guess fathers don’t always have to be biological

Thanks For Sharing This Is One Of My Favorite Hank Williams Songs

I'd love to have been born pre WW1.
"Hank Williams the show He never performed" is a great movie.

Recommendation of 4 Crying Out Loud! to visit your channel ... wonderful songs and a beautiful voice, have heard several of your songs.

This was one of my daddy's favorite songs R.I.P pops resting along side mama in there homeland Bolton Mississippi!!!

Hi Hank I am so sorry about your father

I love this song

Aersome

i heard a man sing this song at the Jimmy Driftwood theater in Arkansas IN 1991 ~~~HE NAILED ~!!!!!

Didn't Hank's father outlive him by 20 years? Either way, doesn't matter. Love the song.

I wish country song were like this still and not this hip hop shit

You got that right!

Wonderful song love the old songs

What's strange about this song is in the song he said "God called Dad to go" well Elonzo Huble "Lon" Williams (Hank's father who did indeed run a log train) didn't die until 1970 and as everyone knows Hank died in 1953

Hank's mother claimed his father was dead starting in the late 1930s.

I think he was maybe in an asylum or hospital for a long long time

The Unforgotten -Hanks dad, Lon Williams was in WW I. He was shell shocked and spent 8 years in the VA hospital. During this time Lilly got tired of him, divorced him then told Hank his Dad had died. Hank was seven. He was raised without a dad. Lon was 31 when Hank was born, was 70 when he died. The Log Train was a KWKH radio demo, Shreveport, La. Recorded Dec 3, '52. His last recording.
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I'm actually kin to Hank Williams Sr and Hank Williams Jr.

This might be one of my favorites from Hank!

Hank's dad actually outlived him, but he spent years in a VA hospital for a WW1 injury. His mom divorced him and told people he had died. He eventually recovered and remarried, giving birth to half siblings of Hank.

when men where men

great singing wish they would bring back this kind of music to radio again this is what i grew up listening to great job there buddy keep up the great singing

Song about rape of the forest. Hahahahahahahaha....

This was a demo session for KWKH, Shreveport, La., Dec 3, 1952. Seems to be his last recorded song and he wrote the song in tribute to his Dad, who was an engineer on a log train.

Bob Harris ppl

I think he intended to sing it for Lon, but his dad wasn't home when he went to see him.

I think this is my favorite Hank Williams song.

love this song, could listen to it over and over

this is real country music not nfake shit :)

No fake shit here...Just real, true-blue shit

The problem with new country singers trying to sound Traditional is they use ultra modern recording techniques.
If they would record on mono 8 or 16 track with reverb it would sound so much better and archaic.

'Stoplight Kisses' by Cactus Blossoms.The
best version on YouTube has drums.
They're from Minnesota & sound just like 50's Country.

I wish they would still play this kind of music on the radio still

If you look this kind of music then check out "Down To The Roots" - a great old-time music show. A list of stations and broadcast schedule is at DeFordMedia.com

If you have satellite radio willie Nelson hosts a good channel with old music

You’re doing just fine with YouTube

Curtis Ayers You can get it on A.M. where it has been for all these years.

Well, you've got it right here!

i saw hank jr at 14 yrs old

Denny william,Whitfield Pumford lie

@Slavni Srbin Coont

HANK IS THE GREATEST

Denny william,Whitfield Pumford Yes, he was, he is, he will ever be THE GREATEST....

@Arnold Haars You bet!

my grandpa cried when he heard this song and it is one of his favorites

I do too..because it was when America was America..

@Greg Mccarter Yeah not pussy liberal dipshit land.

My favorite hank Williams song. Too bad just a demo and never officially released!

Wes Ponder it's on CD it's been release too

6 people are tree huggers

quicklady 12 people are tree huggers

Zach 13 now lol

When Hank came home in December of 52,  he went to a Church service and all the folks ask him to sing some of his other songs,  like Jambalaya and so on,  but he said he couldn't do those songs in here.   so every one went down to the Taft's store in Greenville to listen to him and that log train song was the last song he did that afternoon..............   M.W.

David Tucker yep he is. I was just saying, like, in general I wana go to Nashville, because that's where all the big country musicians make it. I also plan to go down to Alabama and visit his museum. Although, I don't think I'll get much out of it, because since I can't see, and I dout they'll let you touch anything, so it'll just kinda be me not doing much, although, if there's a guide there, and they can describe things, that'll be great. I would love to see the last microphone Hank used.

@John Dowling, jr. oh ok I got ya. I wish you the best of luck friend.

@John Dowling, jr. wait if you can't see how did you type all of that so perfect?

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Carl Sherfy Yeah january first in the wee hours

love this

great song!.
r.I.p pops.
this song sure reminds me of you truckin along up there with the convoy in the sky

dads are special whether you have them in your life or not . love my dad regardless

Simple life it was I am born in the wrong time of life the good logging days are flourishing more everyday we need to bring back the industrial revolution times again!

One of the greateast songs

One of many from Hank Sr

Honour to you Hank!
At your father's time honour was obvious (selfgoing)
at least among hard working people.

There is no more CandW songs that told a story today it all junk

Stop light kisses by Cactus Blossoms
Dude they sound like 1950's country.
There are a few version on YouTube but you'll know the best version when you hear the drums.

Does anyone know what year this song came out?

The Log Train was demo session conducted Dec 3, '52 @KWKH (La.), Dec 3, "52. The only song recorded that session, and perhaps his last recording as well. It was in memory of his Dad. It was released in 1981 by Time-Warner, TLCW-01, a box set along with many other of his recordings with just his guitar. No record as to when he may have wrote the song.

Thank you

+LockNLoadTV You inquired about the Log Train. It was a demo session, Dec 3, 1952 .His last recording session was Sept 23, '52. "I could never be ashamed of you", Your Cheatin' Heart,", "Kaw-Liga", "Take these chains from my heart".There are still songs that haven't been released, some are lost; may be found.

@LockNLoadTV The log train; contract date July 24, 1953. Demo session; Dec 3, 1952. This would be the last recording before his death, altho I doubt he was present for a demo session. I understand this was made in memory of his dad, he was an engineer on a log train.

This was one of my dad's favorite songs I miss u pop!!!

back when country didn't have to brag about what "country" is. nowadays if you want a hit song just talk about tailgates and beer and dip and muddin, put a pop beat to it and your famous. I love this simple beautiful music.

Any of you ever heard. Hank.

@Clint Walls ,all 3 of them

yeah,there is a few good ones left,my friend, i can still remember pump'in gas for shell when we had the gas wars when it was 30 cents a gallon, THEY WERE THE DAYS( chris)

It was all country but a few

@Jacob King you've got that right my friend. (Chris)

Never heard this before .. thank you .

With out Hank , we would never had this wonderful Music , Nick

"The Log Train" by Hank Williams

If you will listen
A song I will sing
About my daddy
Who ran a log train

Way down in the southland
In old Alabam'
We lived in a place
That they called Chapman Town

And late in the evening
When the sun was low
Way off in the distance
You could hear the train blow

The folks would come runnin'
and mama would sing
Get the supper on the table
Here comes the log train

Every morning
At the break day
He'd grab his lunch bucket
And be on his way

Winter or summer
Sunshine or rain
Every morning he'd run
That old log train

A sweatin' and swearin'
All day long
Shoutin' get up the oxens
Keep movin' along

Load'er up boys
'cause it looks like rain
I've got to get rollin'
This old log train

This story happened
A long time ago
The log train is silent
God called dad to go

But when I get to heaven
To always remain
I'll listen for whistle
On the old log train

Writer(s): Hank Williams Sr.
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That's the song Hank would sing about his Dads ole log train.

Never heard this before; great song !!!!  Thanks for posting it

Tomorrow is fathers day, and I still miss my daddy. Fuck cancer. That is all. 

My birthday is June 15th. Same as Waylon Jennings. My dad passed last halloween. This was a tough fathers day, I feel ya brother

fuck pneumonia ... My grandpas birthday is on Mothers Day ....  He passed December 1st 2013.  RIP.  he loved Hank Williams Sr

+John Ornelas lost my grandfather September 18th 2013. He was a man's man and a jack of all trades. A rarity these days

Love the old recordings.

Thanks Va, ................sure miss my pop.

You're very welcome!! :)

The locomotive at 1:09 is Hank's Dad's locomotive.

I am the hard working American who has been run over, by the government train. dot your eyes I will! for free.

You are very welcome and thank you!! You have a nice day to my friend! :)

Thank you for this song.

Thank you for precious music & picture !!
Have a Nice Day!! Mr.Va HOSS, (^-^)/

I miss my dad.

Thank you very much for the compliment!! :)

Great video, the images suit the song perfectly. Thanks for posting.

Thank you very much Ali!! :) Back to you my friend!! ;)
Daniel

This is lovely..and a great video my friend..all good wishes, sent your way, Ali