Do ya hear that whistle down the line?
I figure that it's engine number forty nine
She's the only one that'll sound that way
On the Atchison, Topeka and The Santa Fe
(All aboard, she's on her way)
See the old smoke risin' 'round the bend
I reckon that she knows she's gonna meet a friend
Folks around these parts get the time of day
From The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe
Here she comes
(Whoo hoo hoo hoo hoo)
Hey, Jim you'd better get the rig
(Whoo hoo hoo hoo hoo)
She's got a list o' passengers that's mighty big
And they'll all want lifts to Brown's Hotel
'Cause lots o' them been travelin' for quite a spell
All the way from Phila-del-phi-ay
On The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
Oh Judy
Yes?
Will ya take a second?
Okay boys, that I'll do
Oh Judy
If we find the right spot, can we come in with you?
(Why sure) Thanks a lot
Back in Ohio, where I come from
I've done a lot of dreamin' and I've traveled some
But I never thought, I'd see the day
When I ever took a ride on the Santa Fe
(She never thought, she'd see the day she'd ride the Santa Fe)
I would lean across my window sill
And hear the whistle echoin' across the hill
Then I'd watch the lights till they'd fade away
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
(The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe)
What a thrill
With the wheels-a-singin' 'Westward ho'
From the day I heard them start
'Cross the Kansas plains through New Mexico
I guess I've got a little gypsy in my heart
When I'm old and gray and settled down
If I ever get a chance to sneak away from town
Then I'll spend my busman's holiday
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
(Atchison... Topeka and the Santa Fe)