Oh that big black engine comes a puffin' round the bend
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Puffin' round the bend puffin' round the bend
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Oh that big black engine comes a puffin' round the bend
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It's the Tennessee Central No 9
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With her smokestack blazin' she's a burnin' up the wind
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Burnin' up the wind burnin' up the wind
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With her smokestack blazin' she's a burnin' up the wind
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It's the Tennessee Central No 9
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Oh that ol' TC it's good enough for me
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Let the flagman give that engineer the sign
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Get a feelin' I must go when I hear that whistle blow
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On the Tennessee Central No 9
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[ fiddle ]
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All aboard good people can't you hear that bell a ringin'
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Hear that bell a ringin' dongin' and a dingin'
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All aboard good people can't you hear that bell a ringin'
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The Tennessee Central No 9
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Gonna hit that mountain just a rockin' and a reelin'
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Rockin' and a reelin' moanin' and a squealin'
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Gonna hit that mountain just a rockin' and a reelin'
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On the Tennessee Central No 9
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[ harmonica ]
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When she leaves the station she'll be pantin' and a blowin'
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Pantin' and a blowin' gettin' and a goin'
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When she leaves the station she'll be pantin' and a blowin'
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It's the Tennessee Central No 9
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We'll roll into Knoxville just a shoutin' and a singin'
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Shoutin' and a singin' swayin' and a swingin'
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We'll roll into Knoxville just a shoutin' and a singin'
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On the Tennessee Central No 9
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Oh that ol' TC...
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Tennessee Central No.9
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Roy Acuff |