BOXCAR WILLIE *WABASH CANNONBALL*

FICTIONAL STORY OF THE TRAIN CALLED WABASH CANNONBALL. LYRICS;
From the great Atlantic Ocean
To the wide Pacific shore,
From the queen of the flowing mountains,
To the South belt by the shore,
She's mighty tall and handsome,
And known quite well by all,
She's the combination called The Wabash Cannonball,
She pulled into Birmingham,
One cold December day,
As she rolled into the station,
You could hear the people say,
There's a girl from Tennessee,
She's long and she's tall,
She just came down to Birmingham,
On The Wabash Cannonball
Our Eastern states are dandies,
So the Western people say,
From New York to St. Louie and Chicago by the way,
From the hills of Minnesota,
Where the rippling waters fall,
No chances can be taken on The Wabash Cannonball,
In the Boxcar is a Wiseman,
His Cash is running low,
I think his name was Carter, Many years ago,
Acuff that's torn and tattered,
Destined soon to fall,
His guitar tuned to the whistle,
Of The Wabash Cannonball,
Listen to the jingle the rumble and the roar,
As she rolls along the woodland,
Through the hills and by the shore,
Hear the mighty rush of the engine,
Hear the lonesome hoboes squall (call),
Travellin' through the Southland (Jungle),
On The Wabash Cannonball,
Now here's to Daddy Claxton,
May his name forever stand,
And always be remembered in,
The courts throughout this land,
His earthly race is over and the curtain 'round him falls,
They'll carry him on to Glory,
On The Wabash Cannonball

Category:

Music

Tags:

• BOXCAR
• WILLIE
• WABASH
• CANNONBALL

[Bluebonnett52]

That kicks ass. I don't care who you are. Those old engines sounded like that they were ALIVE!!!

[parkerdonald1]

@Bluebonnett52 love the sound of those..thanks for commenting.

[UPALLNITE4U]

LOVED IT ~

[parkerdonald1]

@UPALLNITE4U thanks :)

[parkerdonald1]

@UPALLNITE4U how are you doing?

[Bluebonnett52]

My God!!! Starting at 2:34...My hair stood up, I got tears in my eyes, and I'm STILL smiling. What an engine!

Thanks for the vid.

[rexman92]

If Boxcar Willie was alive hed be welcome to play trains with me ( no one is expect deeply respected pp)

[rexman92]

@parkerdonald1 omg that sounded like a 4-8-8-4 big boy belive me I KNOW i got the train on microsoft train simulator! =D

[oldzzzyzx]

@Bluebonnett52 If you like this, key in Guy Clark and "Texas 1947".

[DamnDrtyVagrant]

@GAGPowderRiverCowboy Im 20 and have been hoppin trains for the last 3 1/2 years solid, i plan on doing it till i die.

[Massey207]

Those engines were just huge machines.

[parkerdonald1]

@GAGPowderRiverCowboy 102 really? thank you for the kind comment.

[MrHadley2011]

@MrHadley2011 BTW the Locomotive in the Video is N&W Class A 1218.

One Fine Locomotive.

[MrHadley2011]

Boxcar Willie Got The Last Verse Wrong, Here is How It Goes

Here's To Ole Guss Hadley May His Name Forever Stand,

Always Be Remembered In The Whorehouse's Thru Out The Land.

His Earthly Race Over The Curtains Around Him Fall,

Carry His Deadass To Wytheville on The Wabash Cannonball.

Listen To The Jingle The Rumble And Roar........

[NorfolkSouthern1]

@Bluebonnett52 They not only SOUNDED like it. they WERE alive!

[612gideon]

Loved It Too !