I Lay Around the Old Jail House (John C. Britton) — Perhaps a composite song: The singer complains of life in jail and of working i… I Like to Be There — "I like to be there when the engine starts early in the morning; I like to sit … I Walk the Road Again — The singer is "a poor unlucky chap" and "very fond of rum." He has rambled far … I Wanna Play Piano in a Whorehouse — The singer tells us of his preferred profession, noting that "carnal copulation… I Want to See My Wife — The worker (on the rail line?) expresses his loneliness and frustration: "I wan… I Was Born on the River — "I was born on the river, and the river is my home, As long as I can carry a ch… I Will Tell You My Troubles — "I will tell you of my troubles, my ups and downs through life...." The singer … I'll Fire Dis Trip — "I'll fire dis trip an' I'll fire no mo', fire down below! (x2)" "Miss Nancy Be… I'm All Out an' Down — "Honey-y-y, I'm all out an' down, Honey-y-y, I'm broke, babe, an' I ain't got a… I'm Bidding Adieu — The singer, a poor farmer from Tralee, must emigrate. "They say there's luck in…