O-K, with thanks to Ed and Skip, here's the Revised Standard Edition - copied from the
13
th post so that Lurky-Lou's don't get carpal tunnel syndrome scrolling down to read it ...
An old hoghead was on a run, one dark and windy day
He stopped to take on water as he went along his way
When all at once a stinkin' train of stock cars blocked his track
With sorry-lookin' Mudhen soak a'shovin' at the back ...
(Chorus):
Whooooo-hoo-hooooo-HOOOOoooo, whooooo-hoo-hooooo-HAAAAYeeeee
... to the RIP track in the Sky-eee ...
Her paint was nearly rusted off, and she was leakin' steam
A bolt of fear shot threw him when her banshee whistle screamed!
Her flanges were about worn off, her boiler nearly shot
Then he saw three ghostly firemen, tryin' hard to keep her hot
(Chorus)
Their eyes was blurred, their faces gaunt, their shirts all soaked with sweat
They're shovelin' in a heap o' coal, but she ain't popped off yet!
They've got to work forever on that line up in the sky
On an engine snortin' fire, as they ride on hear them cry ...
(Chorus)
As the enginemen rode by him, he heard one loud and clear:
"If you want to save your soul from Hell a-shovin at the rear
Then hogger change your ways today, or behind us you'll be tied
Through a million miles of snowsheds ... up the pass To-Hell-You-Ride!"
Whooooo-hoo-hooooo-HOOOOoooo, whooooo-hoo-hooooo-HAAAAYeeeee
... and the RIP track in the Sky-eee ...
Copyright © 07/24/09 by El Curmudgeono Viejo y Verde
aka Russo de los Locos Verdes
- Russo
Uh-Oh, I just noticed this is the thirteenth post on this thread -
but maybe that's fitting ...
... and the Dark Olive Green tint is in honor of Ed's post (#14).
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Here's the original post -
Inspired by another thread ...
An old hoghead went runnin' out, one dark and windy day
At a water tank he rested as he went along his way
When all at once a mighty train of stock cars blocked his track
And a lokey spewin' fire as it shoved them from the back ...
Whooooo-hoo-hooooo-HOOOOoooo, whooooo-hoo-hooooo-HAAAAYeeeee
... to the RIP track in the Sky-eee ...
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As the engineers rode by him, he heard one loud and clear:
"If you want to save your soul from Hell a-shovin at the rear
Then hogger change your ways today, or behind us you'll be tied
Through a million miles of snowsheds ... up the pass to Telluride!"
Whooooo-hoo-hooooo-HOOOOoooo, whooooo-hoo-hooooo-HAAAAYeeeee
... and the RIP track in the Sky-eee ...
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 07/24/2009 03:26PM by Russo Loco.
