She was born one mornin' on a San Juan summer
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Back in eighteen and eighty and one
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She was a beautiful daughter of the D and R G
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And she weighed about a thousand ton
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Well, it's a-forty-five mile through the Animas canyon
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So they set her on the narra gauge
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She drank a whole lot a' water
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And she ate a lot of coal
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And they called her the Silverton (Silverton train)
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[Chorus]
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Here comes the Silverton, up from Durango
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Here comes the Silverton, a-shovelin' coal
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Here comes the Silverton, up from the canyon
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See the smoke and hear the whistle blow
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Well, now listen to the whistle in the Rock Wood cut
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On the high line to Silverton town
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And you're gonna get a shiver
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When you check out the river
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Which is four hundred feet straight down
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Take on some water at the Needleton tank
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And then a-struggle up a two-five grade
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And by the time you get your hide
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Past the Snowshed slide
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You've had a ride on the Silverton (Silverton train)
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[Chorus]
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Here comes the Silverton, up from Durango
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Here comes the Silverton, a-shovelin' coal
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Here comes the Silverton, up from the canyon
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See the smoke and hear the whistle blow
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[Musical interlude here. Nice violins, and the kettle drums boom well.]
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[Chorus]
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Here comes the Silverton, up from Durango
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Here comes the Silverton, a-shovelin' coal
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Here comes the Silverton, up from the canyon
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See the smoke and hear the whistle blow
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[If the next line seems a bit familiar, you're correct. Chug-chug, toot-toot, off we go.]
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Now, down by the station, early in the mornin'
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There's a whole lot a' people in line
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And they all got a ticket
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On The Train To Yesterday
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And it's a-gonna leave on time
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Well, it's a forty-five mile up the Animas canyon
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So they run her on the narra gauge
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She takes a whole lot a' water
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And she needs a lot of coal
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And they call her the Silverton (Silverton train)
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[Chorus]
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Here comes the Silverton, up from Durango
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Here comes the Silverton, a-shovelin' coal
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Here comes the Silverton, up from the canyon
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See the smoke and hear the whistle blow
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[Fade out]
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Here comes the Silverton, up from Durango
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Here comes the Silverton, a-shovelin' coal
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Here comes the Silverton, up from the canyon
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See the smoke and hear the whistle blow
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Here comes the Silverton, up from Durango
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Here comes the Silverton, a-shovelin' coal
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Here comes the Silverton, up from the canyon
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See the smoke and hear the whistle blow
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The Silverton
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C.W. McCall |