The Silverton

She was born one mornin' on a san juan summer
 Back in eighteen and eighty and one
 She was a beautiful daughter of the d and r g
 And she weighed about a thousand ton
 Well, it's a-forty-five mile through the animas canyon
 So they set her on the narra gauge
 She drank a whole lot a' water
 And she ate a lot of coal
 And they called her the silverton (silverton train)
 [chorus]
 Here comes the silverton, up from durango
 Here comes the silverton, a-shovelin' coal
 Here comes the silverton, up from the canyon
 See the smoke and hear the whistle blow
 Well, now listen to the whistle in the rock wood cut
 On the high line to silverton town
 And you're gonna get a shiver
 When you check out the river
 Which is four hundred feet straight down
 Take on some water at the needleton tank
 And then a-struggle up a two-five grade
 And by the time you get your hide
 Past the snowshed slide
 You've had a ride on the silverton (silverton train)
 [chorus]
 Here comes the silverton, up from durango
 Here comes the silverton, a-shovelin' coal
 Here comes the silverton, up from the canyon
 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 durango
 Here comes the silverton, a-shovelin' coal
 Here comes the silverton, up from the canyon
 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 line
 And they all got a ticket
 On the train to yesterday
 And it's a-gonna leave on time
 Well, it's a forty-five mile up the animas canyon
 So they run her on the narra gauge
 She takes a whole lot a' water
 And she needs a lot of coal
 And they call her the silverton (silverton train)
 [chorus]
 Here comes the silverton, up from durango
 Here comes the silverton, a-shovelin' coal
 Here comes the silverton, up from the canyon
 See the smoke and hear the whistle blow
 [fade out]
 Here comes the silverton, up from durango
 Here comes the silverton, a-shovelin' coal
 Here comes the silverton, up from the canyon
 See the smoke and hear the whistle blow
 Here comes the silverton, up from durango
 Here comes the silverton, a-shovelin' coal
 Here comes the silverton, up from the canyon
 See the smoke and hear the whistle blow