hear that whistle down the line?
I figure that it's engine number 49.
She's the only one that'll
See the old smoke risin' round the bend
she's gonna meet her friend
From the Atchison, Topeka,
Ooh, hey Jim, you better get the rig.
and they'll all want lifts
cause lots of them been traveling
all the way from Philadelphia,
Chugga -chugga -chugga -chugga,
Chugga -chugga -chugga -chugga,
Let her rip, let her rip, Engineer
Gotta go, gotta go far away from here
While the man at the fire
stick your head out the cab,
see the towns and the roads
Albuquerque, hi, yessiree,
here we are goin' all the way
Bustin' quick till we hit California
On the edge of St. Topeka and the Santa
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
Hey, Jim, you'd better get the race
She's got a list of passengers
And they'll all want lifts
Cause lots of them have been traveling
All the way from Philadelphia