C.w. Mccall - The Silverton Lyrics
She was born one mornin on a san juan summerBack in eighteen and eighty and oneShe was a beautiful daughter of the d and r gAnd she weighed about a thousand tonWell, its a-forty-five mile through the animas canyonSo they set her on the narra gaugeShe drank a whole lot a waterAnd she ate a lot of coalAnd they called her the silverton (silverton train)[chorus]Here comes the silverton, up from durangoHere comes the silverton, a-shovelin coalHere comes the silverton, up from the canyonSee the smoke and hear the whistle blowWell, now listen to the whistle in the rock wood cutOn the high line to silverton townAnd youre gonna get a shiverWhen you check out the riverWhich is four hundred feet straight downTake on some water at the needleton tankAnd then a-struggle up a two-five gradeAnd by the time you get your hidePast the snowshed slideYouve had a ride on the silverton (silverton train)[chorus]Here comes the silverton, up from durangoHere comes the silverton, a-shovelin coalHere comes the silverton, up from the canyonSee the smoke and hear the whistle blow[musical interlude here. nice violins, and the kettle drums boom well.][chorus]Here comes the silverton, up from durangoHere comes the silverton, a-shovelin coalHere comes the silverton, up from the canyonSee the smoke and hear the whistle blow[if the next line seems a bit familiar, youre correct. chug-chug, toot-toot, off we go.]Now, down by the station, early in the morninTheres a whole lot a people in lineAnd they all got a ticketOn the train to yesterdayAnd its a-gonna leave on timeWell, its a forty-five mile up the animas canyonSo they run her on the narra gaugeShe takes a whole lot a waterAnd she needs a lot of coalAnd they call her the silverton (silverton train)[chorus]Here comes the silverton, up from durangoHere comes the silverton, a-shovelin coalHere comes the silverton, up from the canyonSee the smoke and hear the whistle blow[fade out]Here comes the silverton, up from durangoHere comes the silverton, a-shovelin coalHere comes the silverton, up from the canyonSee the smoke and hear the whistle blowHere comes the silverton, up from durangoHere comes the silverton, a-shovelin coalHere comes the silverton, up from the canyonSee the smoke and hear the whistle blow
