Long Thin Rails by Thomas Young

Duration

3:51

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Lyrics

Those long thin rails,snaking thru the hills, They'll be carrying men and women,with all their frills, They'll be carrying freight too,across this big land, They'll be running coast to coast,wont it be grand They'll be serving customers,from east to west, Trying to give them service,that is the best, Trying to do the job,better than all the rest, And that would be the end,of their quest, Chorus And that was the start of the railroad,joining two oceans, A real sign of progress,made,possible by locomotion, And when this company,gave this trip,a big promotion, The people lined up for the trip,there was a lot of commotion, Bridge And that old CP Rail,was a steaming from coast to coast, And all those passengers,said,this train was the most, And as she rattled along those rails,and pulled into a siding, She filled up her water tank,and then came out of hiding, And those folks were drinking wine,in the dining car, Feeling that train moving along,taking them far, Heading for the rockies,and beautiful lake Louise, And that big engine,was a cutting thru the breeze, Chorus+Bridge And as she made her way,into B.C., And across that province,and down to the sea, Noe she's made it all the way,from east to west, Now they can sit back,and take a rest, And when she gets to the turn around,she'll head back east, On the way back there,they'll try to tame the beast, When they get thru the Ottawa valley,to the big Atlantic, They can take a load off,things won't be so frantic! Chorus