Riding the Silver Meter
in the warmth of summertime
leaving North Carolina
crossing the "Mason Dixie Line"

Riding the Silver Meter
Got my kinfolks on my mind
headin' up to D.C.
crossing the "Mason Dixie Line"

White folks sittin' up front
Black folks riding in back
leaving out of Dixie
Whistling 'Jim-crow' down 
the track