Commencing in Chattanooga

Lyrics

[CLARENCE] Commencing in Chattanooga [ALL] Commencing in Chattanooga [CLARENCE] On the southern railroad line [ALL] On the southern railroad line [ANDY, spoken] Come on Roy, grab on! [ROY, spoken] Where we goin', Andy? [ANDY, spoken] Who cares? Just don't fall off! [HAYWOOD] I got up in the morning when my sleep was done And I felt that cherry Chattanooga sun Then I thanked the Lord above that I was still alive And I waited for the "six-o-five" [ALL] Commencing in Chattanooga [HAYWOOD] And it chugga-chugga'd in and I said "there you are" And I scrambled in the old box car Then I settled back believin' that the world was fine I was travelin' on the southern linе [ALL] Commencing in Chattanooga On the southern railroad linе [HAYWOOD] Now you can take your B and O And you can take your Santa Fe And you can take your old Rock Island line [ALL] And throw them all away [HAYWOOD] And if the Pennsylvania calls Just say you want your money back And if the New Your Central's on the phone [ALL] Tell them they're way off the track Commencing in Chattanooga (Commencing in Chattanooga) I said we're commencing in Chattanooga On the southern railroad line On the southern railroad line [INTERLOCUTOR, spoken] Thank you boys, now, one more time! [HAYWOOD, OLEN, OZIE & CLARENCE] Now, you can take your B and O [HAYWOOD, CHARLIE, ANDY & EUGENE] And you can take your Santa Fe [HAYWOOD, ROY, OZIE & WILLIE] And you can take your old Rock Island line [ALL] And throw them all away [OLEN] And if the Pennsylvania calls [ROY] Just say you want your money back [ANDY] And if the New York Central's on the phone [OLEN, ROY & ANDY] Tell 'em they're way off the track [ALL] Commencing in Chattanooga [HAYWOOD, spoken] Faraway places, they're in my bones! I know the states! Southeast to Georgia, down to Pensacola, North to Knoxville, West to Arkansas and straight on to Shreveport! I know the train schedules! When the freights leave, when they arrive! I can light a butt in the wind on top of a moving boxcar! I am free! I am free! I am free! (singing) There ain't a soul can hold be back Cause I am just as free as air As long as I got legs and train got wheels I could arrive me anywhere And if the Lord above comes down And asks you where the hell I am Just answer "No one knows where Haywood goes" Cause I'm a box car baby lamb [ALL] Commencing in Chattanooga Commencing in Chattanooga On the southern railroad line [ROY, spoken] Why's this train slowin' down Andy? [ANDY, spoken] This train ain't supposed to stop 'til Memphis [ROY, spoken] We a long way from Memphis