Way out west an Arizona cowboy tends the herd
The dessert lies beneath a sky of blue
Far away, in brightest day, a ghostly sound is heard
The phantom of the rail comes into view
Hear that lonesome whistle callinOn his lonely ear is fallinLoud and clear, just hear that lonesome wail
But it's just the ghost, the phantom of the rail
Little did he know the train was wrecked in '84
After it had crossed the Great Divide
Every year it tries again to make it just once more
If only to the California Line
Hear that lonesome whistle callinOn the barren dessert fallinLoud and clear, just hear that lonesome wail