All aboard, track seventeen - all aboard
Yee-ha!
This song is dedicated to all the hardworking pioneers of this country
Settin' out discoverin' the West
Bringing the railroad to where no man has ever been before
[Chorus]
Johnny, he worked on the railroad
Pounding on iron and steel
Working his way out west now
The only sure thing's his next meal
America was young
But she was a-growing
Layin' tracks across the prairie
Not knowing where they're goin'
His momma didn't want him leaving
But now he's headin' out west
She said "Please don't go" but he said
"If I don't I'll never rest"
It wasn't always easy
Some of the boys died
Johnny wrote her letters
But he received no replies
Yee-ha!
This song is dedicated to all the hardworking pioneers of this country
Settin' out discoverin' the West
Bringing the railroad to where no man has ever been before
[Chorus]
Johnny, he worked on the railroad
Pounding on iron and steel
Working his way out west now
The only sure thing's his next meal
America was young
But she was a-growing
Layin' tracks across the prairie
Not knowing where they're goin'
His momma didn't want him leaving
But now he's headin' out west
She said "Please don't go" but he said
"If I don't I'll never rest"
It wasn't always easy
Some of the boys died
Johnny wrote her letters
But he received no replies
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