I lost everything I had in the '29 flood The barn was buried 'neath a mile of mud Now I've got nothing but the whistle and the steam My baby's leaving on the 2:19 Now there's a fellow that's preaching 'bout hell and damnation Bouncing off the walls in the Grand Central Station I treated her bad I treated her mean My baby's leaving on the 2:19 I said hey hey I don't know what to do Hey hey I will remember you Hey hey I don't know what to do My baby's leaving on the 2:19 Now I've always been puzzled by the yin and the yang Come out in the wash but it always leaves a stain Sturm and Drang the luster and the sheen My baby's leaving on the 2:19 Toss the baby with the water and the preacher stole the bride Sent her out for a bottle but when she came back inside Didn't have my whiskey she didn't have my gin But a hat full of feathers and a wicked grin Hey hey I don't know what to do Hey hey I will remember you Hey hey I don't know what to do My baby's leaving on the 2:19 (Instrumental) On the train you get smaller as you get further away The roar covers everything you wanted to say Was that a raindrop in the corner of your eye? Were you drying your nails or waving goodbye? I said hey hey I will remember you Hey hey I don't know what to do Hey hey I will remember you My baby's leaving on the 2:19 I said Hey hey I don't know what to do Hey hey I will remember you Hey hey I don't know what to do My baby's leaving on the 2:19 I said hey hey I don't know what to do Hey hey I will remember you Hey hey I don't know what to do My baby's leaving on the 2:19