Lyrics Railwayman - John Williamson

Railwayman

When Laurie was a boy he wanted to drive a train
Through the tunnel, over the hill, around and back again
He’d toot all the folks all the way along the track
Grandpa and Grandma, Mum and Dad
And all the kids wavin' back
Yeah, Laurie is a Railwayman
A steam crazy Railwayman
And when you’re a Railwayman
You’re always a Railwayman
His father was a cook for the S.A.R.
Remember those pies, in the buffet car
With the soot goin' by, keep the windows right down
A nice cup of tea while you’re cruisin' through town
His Dad was a Railwayman through and through
The old man before him was a driver, too
Some engines have names like Slippery Kate
She would lose her grip and make the train run late
She was a 507 and there was Mickey too
That’s Micky for short and Mikado to you
Yeah some of them were dogs, some of them were rough
Some would steam freely and some would lose their puff
But old steam trains go till they drop
So watch out you camels they’re bloody hard to stop