500 Hundred Miles: If you miss the train I’m on, you will know that I am gone You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles, A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles. Watch official video, print or download text in PDF. Original lyrics of 500 Miles song by Proclaimers. Explore 2 meanings and explanations or write yours. Lyrics to 500 Miles by Peter, Paul and Mary from the Peter, Paul and Mary [SACD] album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more! Find more of Proclaimers lyrics. Song MeaningThis song is done in the style of many old negro spirituals, many of which had a double meaning in aiding the escape of slaves.This one sounds more like a marching tune for escaped slaves to be singing on the road, though, since the meaning would be difficult to mistake. 500 Miles This song is by The Brothers Four and appears… on the album Big Folk Hits (1963) on the album The Tokyo Tapes (1996) on the album Star Box: The Brothers Four (2003) If you miss the train I'm on You will know that I am gone You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles … Written by Hedy West, and originally released by Peter, Paul And Mary on their 1962 debut album Peter, Paul And Mary.. A Castiles setlist from autumn 1965 at the Reception Hall, Monmouth County, NJ, includes a song titled 500 MILES (read below). Comment and share your favourite lyrics.