[Verse 1]
The trail is dark and dusty
The road is kind of rough
But the good road is a-waiting
And boys it ain’t far off

[Chorus]
Trails of troubles
Roads of battles
Paths of victory
We shall walk

[Harmonica Solo]

[Verse 2]
I walked out to the valley
I turned my head up high
I seen that silver linin’
That was hanging in the sky

[Chorus]
Trails of troubles
Roads of battles
Paths of victory
We shall walk
[Harmonica Solo]

[Verse 3]
The evening dusk was rollin'
I's walking down the track
There was a one-way wind a-blowin’
It was blowin’ at my back

[Chorus]
Trails of troubles
Roads of battles
Paths of victory
We shall walk

[Harmonica Solo]

[Verse 4]
The gravel road is bumpy
It’s a hard old road to ride
But the clearer roads of yonder
With the cinders on the side

[Chorus]
Trails of troubles
Roads of battles
Paths of victory
We shall walk
[Harmonica Solo]

[Verse 5]
That morning train was rolling
The humming of its wheels
Told me of a new day
Comin' across the fields

[Chorus]
Trails of troubles
Roads of battles
Paths of victory
We shall walk

[Outro: Harmonica Solo]