I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD (1894) TRADITIONAL Arrangement by ROGER PAYNE a Intro freely ° pepe eed es —: + tenor (gag gS a Lead oe —# — — ¥ 1 y v | Hel = lo, neigh - bor, wel - come a - board, Yes, a - board, all a - board. hd. Tn) eb Bari = Bass = =f wy a= board, a = board pista Chorus 1 ev -‘ry-thing's fine all a - long the fine. — Tve been workin! on— the live - long, live - long day. This Arrangement © 2015 by ROGER PAYNE c/o SPEBS.QS.A, Inc. Intemational Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved Used by Permission EUELRLRLRELLLEETve been work- in’ on— Oh, can't rise up so ear-ly in the 2 dT mom. I've Been Working on the Railroad rail - road qd Can't >. ya hear the whis - tle IZ oe FE —— nah, blow ya hear the cap - tain46 ve Been Working on the Railroad Di- nah, won't you blow Di - nah, won't you blow, Di - nah, Di.- nah, won't you blow, od J. PI PI ¥ come on, ‘low your bom. . Ive been work = in adlsd. your, blow your horn. ‘ i your horn, Te been qwork-in’ on— the ud J ad TELELELELLEI've Been Working on the Railroad T've been work-in'on— the rail ~ road, clicket-y-clack, click-et-y-clack rail - road just to make those trains go ¢ Bb=at fast as 1 can. — “ Can't” ya hear the whis-tle, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, — igs ptt rise up. Man, I hate get-ti Can't ya_-hear the cap-tain re bie = ee © t shout - ing, get to work!" Yes, Bene) # ES i "Get to work, get to work!"I've Been Working on the Railroad all the “ Performance Notes {ve Been Working on the Roilraod is a 9th-century American folk song. ts origins are unknown, but it may have been adapted by Irish railroad workers inthe West from an old hymn, Regardless of how the song came tobe, most of us have sung it as children at school oF camp. OOKPRAREETRERERELTTELE The late Roger Payne created this arrangement to sing in contest witha brand-new barbershopper, and it proved to be such a huge sucess that it was quickly picked up by many quartets from novices to champs. Roger's arrangements are widely sung and include the previously published One for My Baby. ‘The song should be sung at a moderately fas tempo. Your audiences are sure to be delighted by your performance of this traditional song. As a final note: Questions about the contest suitability of this or any other song/arrangement should be directed to the judging community and measured against current contest guidelines. Ask before you sing.