THE RAILROAD TRAIN - A POEM

 

THE RAILROAD TRAIN - A POEM

by L.L. Norton 

I WILL sing you a song of the railroad train, 
With a ch', ch', ch', and a ch', ch', ch', 
It s puffing along through the sun and the rain, 
With a ch', ch', ch', and a ch', ch', ch'! 

When it strikes a switch at a slower gait,

 There's a clack, clack, clack, and a clack, clack, clack,

And it's in for a five or a ten minute wait, 

With a clack, clack, clack, and a clack, clack, clack! 

Then it s off again at a wonderful pace, 

With a toot, toot, toot, and a toot, toot, toot, 

Look out for the cinders right in your face, 

With a toot, toot, toot, and a toot, toot, toot! 

Now the train s coming in with a ringing bell, 

With a ding, dong, ding, and a ding, dong, ding, 

And the people are ready to rush, pell-mell, 

At its ding, dong, ding, and ding, dong, ding! 

Oh, ho! but I like the railroad train

With its ch', ch', ch', and its clack, clack, clack, 

And its toot, toot, too, with might and with main, 

And its ding, dong, ding, to clear the track! 

Reference:

Little Folks May 1905