![]() Tekst: Mack Gordon / Muziek: Harry Warren (1941) ![]() Hello railroad, is this the railroad I want a one-way ticket down to Tennessee I’m leavin’ immediately Chattanooga here I come ![]() Pardon me, boy Is that the Chattanooga Choo-Choo Right on track twenty-nine Boy, you can give me a shine ![]() I can’t afford To board a Chattanooga Choo-Choo I’ve, I’ve, I’ve got my fare And just a trifle to spare ![]() You leave the Pennsylvania station ’bout a quarter to four Read a magazine and then you’re in Baltimore Dinner in the diner: nothing could be finer Than to have your ham and eggs in Carolina ![]() When you hear the whistle blowing eight to the bar Then you know that Tennessee is not very far Shovel all the coal in, gotta keep it rollin’ Woo-woo, Chattanooga, there you are ![]() There’s gonna be A certain party at the station In, in satin and lace I used to call ’funny-face’ ![]() She’s gonna cry Until I tell her that I’ll never roam So, Chattanooga Choo-Choo Won’t you choo-choo me home ![]() Hey there boy, yes, yes, yes I’m a coming back to Tennessee Hey there boy, yes, yes, yes I want a one-way ticket on the Chattanooga Choo-Choo train ![]() Hey, pardon me, boy, mm mm Is that the Chattanooga Choo-Choo Choo-Choo Right on track twenty-nine My baby I’m fine, boy, you can give me a shine Give me a very good shine ![]() There’s gonna be A certain party at the station All dressed up in satin and lace Oh, what a funny face I used to call ‘funny-face’ I used to call her just a funny face ![]() She’s gonna cry Until I tell her that I’ll never roam So, Chattanooga Choo-Choo Won’t you choo-choo me home ![]() |