WABASH CANNONBALL THOROUGHLY DELIGHTFUL
THE DUTTONS
https://youtu.be/z3IEWAT1ddk (3:33) ad skippable
LYRICS AND CREDITS
From the great Atlantic ocean to the wide Pacific shore
From the queen of flowing mountain to the south bell by the shore
She's mighty tall and handsome and know quite well by all
She’s the combination on the Wabash Cannonball
She came down from Birmingham one cold December day
As she rolled in the station you could hear all the people say
There's a girl from Tennessee she's long and she's tall
She came down from Birmingham on the Wabash Cannonball
Our eastern states are dandies so the people always say
From New York to St. Louis and Chicago by the way
From the hills of Minnesota where the rippling waters fall
No changes can be taken on the Wabash Cannonball
Here’s to daddy Claxton may his name forever stand
And always be remembered 'round the courts of Alabama
His earthly race is over and the curtains 'round him fall
We'll carry home to victory on the Wabash Cannonball
Listen to the jingle the rumble and the roar
As she glides along the woodland through the hills and by the shore
Hear the mighty rush of the engine hear the lonesome hobos call
You’re traveling through the jungle on the Wabash Cannonball
Roy Acuff
Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the "King of Country Music," Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early string band and "hoedown" format to the star singer-based format that helped make it internationally successful.
I remember a party a long time ago (between marriages) where the hostess handed out copies of the lyrics (they keep changing over the years) and all 15 of us sang this while hostess played it on her
violin ahem,
fiddle.
Laughter resulted when someone lost their place in the lyrics. But on we sang! One of the best parties I ever attended, and that includes the ones in college.
Were she not married, I'da proposed to her on the spot.
Terry, 230RN
