Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie

By Vaughn Horton, Denver Darling
& Milton Gabler

I’m head-ed for the sta-tion
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with a pack on my back,
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I’m tired of trans-port-a-tion
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in the back of a hack,
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I love to hear the rhy-thm
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of the click-e-ty-clack,
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And hear the lone-some whis-tle,
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see the smoke from the stack,
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And pal a-round with dem-o-crat-ic
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Fel-las named Mac,
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So take me right back to the track, Jack
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Choo choo, choo choo ch’boog-ie
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Whoo whoo, whoo whoo ch’boog-ie,
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Choo choo, choo choo ch’boog-ie
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Take me right back to the track, Jack.
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You reach your des-ti-na-tion
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but a-las and a-lack!,
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You need some com-pen-sa-tion
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to get back in the black,
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You take a morn-in’ pa-per
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from the top of the stack,
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And read the sit-u-a-tions
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from the front to the back,
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But, the on-ly job that’s o-pen
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needs a man with a knack,
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So put it right back in the rack, Jack.
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Choo choo, choo choo ch’boog-ie
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Whoo whoo, whoo whoo ch’boog-ie,
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Choo choo, choo choo ch’boog-ie
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So you put it right back in the track, Jack.
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I’m gon-na set-tle down
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be-side the rail-road track,
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And live the life o’Ril-ey
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in a beat-en down shack,
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So when I hear a whist-le
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I can peep thru the crack,
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And watch the train a-roll-in’ when
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it’s ball-in’ the jack,
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For I just love the rhy-thm
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of the click-e-ty-clack,
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So take me right back to the track, Jack.
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Choo choo, choo choo ch’boog-ie
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Whoo whoo, whoo whoo ch’boog-ie,
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Choo choo, choo choo ch’boog-ie
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Take me right back to the track, Jack.
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