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<blockquote data-quote="TheAuldGrump" data-source="post: 1512973" data-attributes="member: 6957"><p>Yep, I am familiar with the HMS Superb. (I have the site filed away in my book marks.) I even made the connection with Mr. Baillie. </p><p></p><p>I am currently looking around for the lyrics to <em>Coal Smoke, Valve Oil, & Steam</em> a song I remember from way back when, sung by Johnny Horton (of <em>Battle of New Orleans</em> fame.)...</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile... Time for the railroad, and the Australia, Ireland, Jerusalem & South Michigan Line. A train engineered by the youngest member of the Bunyan family, that takes occassional express mail to the moon as well as passengers to stops in America, Europe, Antarctica, and all points beyond, with the seasonal trip to the Big Rock Candy Mountains on alternating blue moons... With apologies to Pete Seeger for lifting his monolog.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Wabash Cannonball</em></strong><em> - Traditional</em></p><p></p><p>From the grey Atlantic Ocean</p><p>To the wide Pacific shore</p><p>From sunny California</p><p>To ice bound Labrodor</p><p>She's long and tall and handsome</p><p>Right well loved by one and all</p><p>She's the modern combination</p><p>Called the Wabash Cannonball</p><p></p><p><em>Chorus:</em></p><p>Oh, listen to the rumble</p><p>To the rattle and the roar</p><p>As she glides along the woodlands</p><p>Through the hills and by the shores</p><p>Hear the roar and the hiss of engines</p><p>Hear the lonsome hobos' squall</p><p>We're travellin' through the jungles</p><p>On the Wabash Cannonball</p><p></p><p>The eastern states are dandies</p><p>So the western people say</p><p>From New York to St. Louis</p><p>And Chicago by the way</p><p>Through the hills of Minnesota</p><p>Where the rippling waters fall</p><p>No changes may be taken</p><p>On the Wabash Cannonball</p><p></p><p><em>Chorus</em></p><p></p><p>I rode the IC Limited, </p><p>Also the Royal Blue</p><p>Across the Eastern counties </p><p>On the Elkhorn number two</p><p>I rode these highball trains </p><p>From coast to coast, that's all</p><p>But I have found no equal </p><p>To the Wabash Cannonball</p><p></p><p><em>Chorus</em></p><p></p><p>She pulled in to the station </p><p>One cold December day</p><p>As she rolled up to the platform </p><p>You could hear all the people say</p><p>There's a feller here from Bangor, Maine, </p><p>He is long and he is tall</p><p>He came down from Aroostook </p><p>On the Wabash Cannonball</p><p></p><p><em>Chorus</em></p><p></p><p>Here's to Boston Blackie</p><p>May his name forever stand</p><p>May he always be remembered</p><p>By the 'bos throughout this land</p><p>Though his earthly race is over</p><p>And the curtains 'round him falls</p><p>We'll carry him on to victory</p><p>On the Wabash Cannonball</p><p></p><p><em>Chorus</em></p><p></p><p>I once ran a Changeling game based around this song, and there are a number of regional variants of which this is my personal gleaning...</p><p></p><p>The Auld Grump</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheAuldGrump, post: 1512973, member: 6957"] Yep, I am familiar with the HMS Superb. (I have the site filed away in my book marks.) I even made the connection with Mr. Baillie. I am currently looking around for the lyrics to [i]Coal Smoke, Valve Oil, & Steam[/i] a song I remember from way back when, sung by Johnny Horton (of [i]Battle of New Orleans[/i] fame.)... Meanwhile... Time for the railroad, and the Australia, Ireland, Jerusalem & South Michigan Line. A train engineered by the youngest member of the Bunyan family, that takes occassional express mail to the moon as well as passengers to stops in America, Europe, Antarctica, and all points beyond, with the seasonal trip to the Big Rock Candy Mountains on alternating blue moons... With apologies to Pete Seeger for lifting his monolog. [b][i]Wabash Cannonball[/i][/b][i] - Traditional[/i] From the grey Atlantic Ocean To the wide Pacific shore From sunny California To ice bound Labrodor She's long and tall and handsome Right well loved by one and all She's the modern combination Called the Wabash Cannonball [i]Chorus:[/i] Oh, listen to the rumble To the rattle and the roar As she glides along the woodlands Through the hills and by the shores Hear the roar and the hiss of engines Hear the lonsome hobos' squall We're travellin' through the jungles On the Wabash Cannonball The eastern states are dandies So the western people say From New York to St. Louis And Chicago by the way Through the hills of Minnesota Where the rippling waters fall No changes may be taken On the Wabash Cannonball [i]Chorus[/i] I rode the IC Limited, Also the Royal Blue Across the Eastern counties On the Elkhorn number two I rode these highball trains From coast to coast, that's all But I have found no equal To the Wabash Cannonball [i]Chorus[/i] She pulled in to the station One cold December day As she rolled up to the platform You could hear all the people say There's a feller here from Bangor, Maine, He is long and he is tall He came down from Aroostook On the Wabash Cannonball [i]Chorus[/i] Here's to Boston Blackie May his name forever stand May he always be remembered By the 'bos throughout this land Though his earthly race is over And the curtains 'round him falls We'll carry him on to victory On the Wabash Cannonball [i]Chorus[/i] I once ran a Changeling game based around this song, and there are a number of regional variants of which this is my personal gleaning... The Auld Grump [/QUOTE]
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