Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Silverton, artist - C. W. McCallDate of issue: 11.06.1990
Song language: English
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 narrow-gauge |
| She drank a whole lot a' water |
| And she ate a lot of coal |
| And they called her the Silverton (Silverton train) |
| 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 Rockwood 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 narrow-gauge |
| She takes a whole lot a' water |
| And she needs a lot of coal |
| And they call her the Silverton (Silverton train) |
| 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 |
| 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 |