Cw Mccall The Silverton Lyrics

The Silverton Lyrics

She was born one mornin' on a San Juan summer 
Back in eighteen and eighty and one 
She was a beautiful daughter of the D and R G 
And she weighed about a thousand ton  
 
Well, it's a-forty-five mile through the Animas canyon 
So they set her on the narra gauge 
She drank a whole lot a' water 
And she ate a lot of coal 
And they called her the Silverton (Silverton train)  
 
[Chorus] 
Here comes the Silverton, up from Durango 
Here comes the Silverton, a-shovelin' coal 
Here comes the Silverton, up from the canyon 
See the smoke and hear the whistle blow  
 
Well, now listen to the whistle in the Rock Wood cut 
On the high line to Silverton town 
And you're gonna get a shiver  
When you check out the river 
Which is four hundred feet straight down  
 
Take on some water at the Needleton tank 
And then a-struggle up a two-five grade 
And by the time you get your hide  
Past the Snowshed slide 
You've had a ride on the Silverton (Silverton train)  
 
[Chorus] 
Here comes the Silverton, up from Durango 
Here comes the Silverton, a-shovelin' coal 
Here comes the Silverton, up from the canyon 
See 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 Durango 
Here comes the Silverton, a-shovelin' coal 
Here comes the Silverton, up from the canyon 
See the smoke and hear the whistle blow  
 
[If the next line seems a bit familiar, you're correct. Chug-chug, toot-toot,
off we go.]  
 
Now, down by the station, early in the mornin' 
There's a whole lot a' people in line 
And they all got a ticket 
On The Train To Yesterday 
And it's a-gonna leave on time  
 
Well, it's a forty-five mile up the Animas canyon 
So they run her on the narra gauge 
She takes a whole lot a' water 
And she needs a lot of coal 
And they call her the Silverton (Silverton train)  
 
[Chorus] 
Here comes the Silverton, up from Durango 
Here comes the Silverton, a-shovelin' coal 
Here comes the Silverton, up from the canyon 
See the smoke and hear the whistle blow 
 
 
[Fade out] 
Here comes the Silverton, up from Durango 
Here comes the Silverton, a-shovelin' coal 
Here comes the Silverton, up from the canyon 
See the smoke and hear the whistle blow  
 
Here comes the Silverton, up from Durango 
Here comes the Silverton, a-shovelin' coal 
Here comes the Silverton, up from the canyon 
See the smoke and hear the whistle blow