Woo, watchin' the choo choo, Woo, he the train!
the trains go by, watchin' the trains go by Wish I had the ticket I can't afford Hear that old conductor "All Aboard!" Wonder how this looks, outside of picture books
Rocky mountains, plains an' desert skies before my eyes When the whistle blows toot toot, the engine chug chug And I hear that bell go clang clang, and my gives a tug tug tug
the trains go by, I'm just a small town guy Wishin' I hurry up an' start to pack Grab my gal and hop the an' not come back Instead of I'm sitting by the railroad track, Watchin' the go by, watchin' the trains go by!
There's a choo choo comin' the track, I can see it's smoky stack But it ain't no use, I lack I'll always be here, watchin' the trains go by! Oh! how I'd love to stop it! ( the trains go by! ) How I'd to hop it! I had a ticket that I can't afford ( Ho Ho Ho! ) Hear old conductor holler "Yes, All Aboard!" ( I often wonder how this world looks . . . ) to see some traffic! ( outside of picture books . . . ) the National Geographic! Rocky mountains, rollin' plains an' skies ( Ho Ho Ho! ) Passin' my eyes When the whistle blows toot toot, the engine goes chug chug chug And I hear that bell go clang clang, and my heart a tug tug tug
I'm watchin' the trains go by, I'm just a town guy Wishin' I could up an' start to pack Grab my gal and hop the train an' not back Instead of that I'm sitting by the track, the trains go by, watchin' the trains go by! Woo, I'm the trains go by . . . Watchin' the trains go by . . . Woo, I'm watchin' the trains go . . . the trains go by . . .
Words and by Tot Seymour and Al