I was born outside of Salt Lake City In the year of ‘17 Just another blue eyed son In the morning there to dream (?) My old man drank moonshine whiskey My Mama went out to pray God bless all my brothers and sisters I have to go away Heading out in the morning Headin out in the pouring rain And the train rolls by… the Truckee river I’m lookin for my Sierra girl I set out to Wells Nevada To my grandpa’s cattle ranch Spent my days riding fences Gave the cowboys half a chance I shipped out in the second war Fighting in gua da canal Lord knows I had some real hard times Got to talk about it anyhow Heading out in the morning Headin out in the pouring rain And the train rolls by.. the Truckee river I’m lookin for my Sierra girl Break Spent some time out in Reno For to chase away my pain And I lost everything I owned In a five card poker game Heading to Cal if for ni Lookin for to settle down Riding in the Sierra wind Pulling in to Truckee town Heading out in the morning Headin out in the pouring rain And the train rolls by.. the Truckee river I’m lookin for my Sierra girl Heading out in the morning Headin out in the pouring rain And the train rolls by.. the Truckee river I’m lookin for my Sierra girl