UnknownIdaho Wrote:
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> This is my favorite train song: Southern Pacific
> by Neil Young. I immediately recognized the train
> sound effects from the album 'Journey to
> Yesteryear', a record I bought in the late '70s. I
> still have it but is is badly damaged, fortunately
> I made a cassette copy of it in 1979 for playing
> while I displayed my first train layout at the
> 'Coastside Country Fair' in 1979. I still have the
> tape and played it at the Cherry Festival Train
> Show last June!
>
> [
youtu.be]
>
> How do you guys get those nice video previews in
> the messages you can play right in the thread?!?
Here are the lyrics for Southern Pacific, a cool rocking modern railroad song if there ever was one..
"Southern Pacific" by Neil Young
Down the mountainside
To the coastline
Past the angry tide
The mighty diesel whines.
And the tunnel comes
And the tunnel goes
Round another bend
The giant drivers roll.
I rode the Highball
I fired the Daylight
When I turned sixty-five
I couldn't see right.
It was Mr. Jones,
We've got to let you go
It's company policy
You've got a pension though.
Roll on, Southern Pacific
On your silver rails
On your silver rails
Roll on, Southern Pacific
On your silver rails
Through the moonlight.
I put in my time
I put in my time
Now I'm left to roll
Down the long decline.
I ain't no brake man
Ain't no conductor
But I would be though
If I was younger.
Roll on, Southern Pacific
On your silver rails
On your silver rails
Roll on, Southern Pacific
Roll on, on your silver rails.
But, being the musical hack I am I came up with new lyrics:
"Southern Pacific" music by Neil Young, lyrics by Neil Young and Earl
Across the San Joaquin
Over Tehachapi
Along the Golden Coast
Those rails were part of me.
Sierra snowheds come
Siskiyou tunnels go
Out of Soledad
Those mighty drivers roll
(chorus)
Roll on Southern Pacific
On your silver rails
On your Silver rails
Roll on Southern Pacific
On your silver rails
In the moonlight
I ran the Del Monte
I fired the Daylight
When I hit sixty-five,
I couldn't see at night.
They said "Mr. Jones..
we gotta let you go.
It's company policy
You'll get a pension though".
(chorus)
I got them in on time
I got them over the road.
Now they've set me out
Behind a big red board
But in my dreams
I still see them big Malleys
Climb the Altamont
Into eternity.
Roll on Southern Pacific
down your shiny rails
down your shiny rails.
Roll on Southern Pacific
down your wounded rails
into the sunset..
...great song to play with a band!
