La Rielera

The engineer on the way
Always in his place, he goes faithfully
When the locomotive
Is walking on the rail

All the switchmen
And firemen too
Risk their lives
Between the train's wheels

I am a railway woman, I have my Juan
He is my beloved, I am his love
He always tells me when he leaves
Goodbye, my railway woman, your Juan is leaving

If they see me wearing gaiters
They think I'm a soldier
I am a pure switchman
Of the Central Railroad

I carry my pair of pistols
To go out for a walk
One is for my beloved
And the other is for my rival

I am a railway woman, I have my Juan
He is my beloved, I am his love
He always tells me when he leaves
Goodbye, my railway woman, your Juan is leaving

All the engineers
Cannot have a wife
Because they work at night
Many don't get to see her

When the conductor says
It's time to walk
I take his little basket
With which he refines

I am a railway woman, I have my Juan
He is my beloved, I am his love
He always tells me when he leaves
Goodbye, my railway woman, your Juan is leaving