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