500 Miles by Peter, Paul and Mary

Artist: Peter, Paul and Mary

Genre: Pop

Length: 2:42

“500 Miles” (also known as “500 Miles Away from Home” or “Railroaders' Lament”) was made popular in the United States and Europe during the 1960s folk revival. The simple repetitive lyrics offer a lament by a traveller who is far from home, out of money and too ashamed to return.

500 Miles lyrics

If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
A hundred miles, a hundred miles
A hundred miles, a hundred miles
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
Lord, I'm one, Lord, I'm two
Lord, I'm three, Lord, I'm four
Lord, I'm 500 miles from my home
500 miles, 500 miles
500 miles, 500 miles
Lord, I'm 500 miles from my home
Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name
Lord, I can't go home, this away
This away, this away
This away, this away
Lord, I can't go home, this away
If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles

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