John Denver - The Little Engine That Could Lyrics
This song was first released on the all aboard! album. it is the only album it has been released on.There was a little railroad train with loads and loads of toysAll starting out to find a home with little girls and boysAnd as that little railroad train began to chug alongThe little engine up in front was heard to sing this songChoo, choo, choo, chooChoo, choo, choo, chooI feel so good todayOh hear the trackOh clickety clackIll go my merry wayThe little train went rousing on so fast it seemed to flyUntil it reached a mountain that went almost to the skyThe little engine moaned and groaned and huffed and puffed awayBut halfway to the top it just gave up and seemed to sayI cant goI cant goIm weary as can beI cant goI cant goThis job is not for meThe toys got out to push but all in vain alas alackAnd then a great big engine came a whistling down the trackThey asked if it would kindly pull them up the mountain sideBut with a high and mighty sneer it scornfully replied iDont bother meDont bother meTo pull the likes of youDont bother meDont bother meIve better things to doThe toys all started crying cause that engine was so meanAnd then there came another one, the smallest ever seenAnd though it seemed that she could hardly pull herself alongShe hitched on to the train and as she pulled she sang this songI think I canI think I canI think I have a planAnd I can do most anythingIf I only think I canThen up that great big mountain with the cars all full of toysAnd soon they reached the waiting arms of little girls and boyAnd though that ends the story it will do you lots of goodTo take a lesson from the little engine that couldJust think you canJust think you canJust have that understoodAnd very soon youll start to sayI always knew I couldI knew I couldI knew I couldI knew I couldI knew I couldI knew I couldI knew I could, yeah!Words and music by william may and warren foster
