Do you hear that whistle
down the line?
I figure that it's
Engine Number 49
She's the only one
that'll sound that way
on the Atchison, Topeka
and the Santa Fe
See the ol' smoke risin'
'round the bend
I reckon that she knows
she's gonna meet a friend
Folks around these parts
get the time of day
from the Atchison, Topeka
and the Santa Fe
Hey Jim you better
get the rig
She's got a list
of passengers
that's mighty big
and they'll all want
lifts to Brown's Hotel
'Cause lots o' them
been travelin'
for quite a spell
all the way from
Philadelph-i-a
On the Atchison, Topeka
and the Santa Fe
With the wheels
a-singin' 'Westward ho'
from the day
I heard them start
'Cross the Kansas plains
through New Mexico
I guess I've got a little
gypsy in my heart
When I'm old and grey
and settled down
if I ever get a chance
to sneak away from town
Then I'll spend my
busman's holiday
on the Atchison, Topeka
and the Santa Fe.....