Wabash Cannonball
Jam-Along Backing Track
Lyrics
From the great Atlantic ocean to the wide Pacific shore
From the queen of flowing mountains to the southbelt by the shore
She's mighty tall and handsome and known quite well by all
She's the combination of the Wabash Cannonball
She came down from Birmingham one cold December day
As she rolled into the station you could hear all the people say
There's a girl from Tennessee, she's long and she's tall
She came down from Birmingham on the Wabash Cannonball
Our eastern states are dandy, so the people always say
From New York to St. Louis, and Chicago by the way
From the hills of Minnesota, where the rippling waters fall
No changes can be taken on the Wabash Cannonball
Here's to Daddy Claxton may his name forever stand
And always be remembered round the courts of Alabam
His earthly race is over and the curtains round him fall
We'll carry home to victory on the Wabash Cannonball
Listen to the jingle and the rumble and the roar
As she glides along the woodlands through the hills and by the shore
Hear the mighty rush of the engine hear that lonesome hobo squall
You're traveling through the jungles on the Wabash Cannonball
From the great Atlantic ocean to the wide Pacific shore
She climbs a flowery mountains o'er the hills and by the shore
She's mighty tall and handsome she's known quite well by all
She's a regular combination on the Wabash Cannonball
Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar
As she glides along the woodland o'er the hills and by the shore
Hear the mighty rush of the engine hear those lonesome hoboes call
Traveling through the jungle on the Wabash Cannonball
Well she came down from Birmingham one cold December day
As she pulled into the station you could hear all the people say
She's from Tennessee she's long and she's tall
She came down from Birmingham on the Wabash Cannonball
Here's to daddy Claxton may his name forever stand
And always be remembered in the courts throughout the land
His earthly race is over and the curtains round him fall
We'll carry him home to Dixie on the Wabash CannonballDemo Videos
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About This Song
Wabash Cannonball is a classic train song popularized by the Carter Family in the 1920s and later by Roy Acuff. It's a staple at bluegrass jams and remains one of the most beginner-friendly songs in the repertoire.