John Denver - Daddy, What's A Train? Lyrics
This song was first released on the all aboard! album. it is the only album it has been released on.Daddy, whats a train? is it something I can ride?Does it carry lots of grown-up folks and little kids inside?Is it bigger than our house? well how can I explainWhen my little boy and girl ask me daddy, whats a train?When I was just a boy and living by the trackUs kids would gather up the coal in big ole gunnysacksThen we heard the warning sound as the train pulled into viewThe engineer would smile and wave as she went rolling throughShe blew so loud and clear, we had to cover up our earsAnd we counted cars just as high as we could goI can almost hear the steam those big old drivers screamA sound my little kids will never knowDaddy, whats a train? is it something I can ride?Does it carry lots of grown-up folks and little kids inside?Is it bigger than our house? well how can I explainWhen my little boy and girl ask me daddy, whats a train?I guess the times have changed, kids are different nowcause some dont even seem to know that milk comes from a cowMy little boy can tell the names of all the baseball starsI remember how we memorized the names on railroad carsThe wabash and the tp, lackawanna, the icThe nichel-plate and the good old santa feJust names out of the past, I guess theyre fading fastEvery time I hear my little boy sayDaddy, whats a train? is it something I can ride?Does it carry lots of grown-up folks and little kids inside?Is it bigger than our house? well how can I explainWhen my little boy and girl ask me daddy, whats a train?We climbed into the car, drove down into townRight up to the depot house, but no one was aroundWe searched the yard together for something I could showBut I knew there hadnt been a train for a dozen years or soAll the things I did when I was just a kidHow far away those memories appearI guess its plain to see they still mean a lot to mecause my ambition was to be an engineerDaddy, whats a train? is it something I can ride?Does it carry lots of grown-up folks and little kids inside?Is it bigger than our house? well how can I explainWhen my little boy and girl ask me daddy, whats a train?Words and music by bruce u. utah phillips
