Time Table Blues

歌詞

Now if you what to hear what the engine done We left San Antonio at a quarter to one The Engineer said to me: We gotta make connection with the T&P Now T&P, pullin' in Tryin' to keep up with the I&GN The I&GN, they're on the funk Tryin' to make connection with the Grand Trunk The Grand Trunk is four days late Tryin' to keep up with the Nickel Plate The Nickel Plate is a-comin' 'round the corner Tryin' to make connection with the Lackawanna The Lackawanna, runnin' like a fountain Tryin' to keep up with the Iron Mountain Iron Mountain, goin' swell Tryin' to keep up with the __NF&L__ __NF&L__ hops like a flea Tryin' to make connection with the MK&T The MK&T the had to wait Tryin' to keep up with the Golden Gate The Golden Gate runs up an alley Tryin' to make connection with the Lehigh Valley Lehigh Valley, shoutin' with glee Tryin' to keep up with the P&LE Oh, the P&LE they run all day Tryin' to keep up with the Santa Fe Santa Fe sure do go Tryin' to make connection with the B&O The B&O runs to the sea Tryin' to keep up with the old IC IC spends the cash Tryin' to make connection with the Wabash The Wabash is a-runnin' fine Tryin' to keep up with the Pennsylvania Line The Pennsylvania Line's in an awful mess Tryin' to make connection with the C&S The C&S just barely tore Tryin' to keep up with the Big Four The Big Four, runnin' through a thicket Tryin' to keep up with the Southern Pacific The Southern Pacific, lean and sway Tryin' to make connection with the C&A C&A, runnin' like sin Tryin' to keep up with the L&N L&N just barely flew Tryin' to make connection with the CB&Q And CB&Q, goin' slow Tryin' to keep up with the T&NO The T&NO, runnin' fast Tryin' to make connection with Aransas Pass Aransas Pass, puff an' roar Tryin' to keep up with the old West Shore West Shore with an awful load Tryin' to make connection with the Denver Road And the Denver Road, just about to melt Tryin' to keep up with the Cotton Belt And the Cotton Belt, they're behind so far? They can't keep up with a trolley car