The Silverton
She was born one mornin' on a San Juan summe
Back in eighteen and eighty and on
She was a beautiful daughter of the D and R
And she weighed about a thousand ton
Well, it's a-forty-five mile through the Animas canyo
So they set her on the narra gaug
She drank a whole lot a' wate
And she ate a lot of coa
And they called her the Silverton (Silverton train)
[Chorus
Here comes the Silverton, up from Durang
Here comes the Silverton, a-shovelin' coa
Here comes the Silverton, up from the canyo
See the smoke and hear the whistle blow
Well, now listen to the whistle in the Rock Wood cu
On the high line to Silverton tow
And you're gonna get a shiver
When you check out the rive
Which is four hundred feet straight down
Take on some water at the Needleton tan
And then a-struggle up a two-five grad
And by the time you get your hide
Past the Snowshed slid
You've had a ride on the Silverton (Silverton train)
[Chorus
Here comes the Silverton, up from Durang
Here comes the Silverton, a-shovelin' coa
Here comes the Silverton, up from the canyo
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 Durang
Here comes the Silverton, a-shovelin' coa
Here comes the Silverton, up from the canyo
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 lin
And they all got a ticke
On The Train To Yesterda
And it's a-gonna leave on time
Well, it's a forty-five mile up the Animas canyo
So they run her on the narra gaug
She takes a whole lot a' wate
And she needs a lot of coa
And they call her the Silverton (Silverton train)
[Chorus
Here comes the Silverton, up from Durang
Here comes the Silverton, a-shovelin' coa
Here comes the Silverton, up from the canyo
See the smoke and hear the whistle blo
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