"Wabash Cannonball" is a song from the Wiggly Nursery Rhymes video and album.
Lyrics[]
2022 version[]
From the great Atlantic Ocean to the wide Pacific shore
She climbs a flowery mountain 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
Hear the might whistle 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
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
Hear the might whistle on the Wabash Cannonball
(Instrumental break.)
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 Glory 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
Hear the might whistle on the Wabash Cannonball.
2025 version[]
From the great Atlantic Ocean to the wide Pacific shore
From the banks of the sweet Maryland to the ice-bound Labrador
It's a scene of magic splendor that is known by one and all
She's a modern combination called the Wabash Cannonball
Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar
As she dashes through the woodland that steals along the shore
She's a mighty rushin' engine, you can hear them hobos call
As they ride the rods and the brake beams on the Wabash Cannonball
Your cities may be fairer, as you can plainly see
From Saint Paul to Minneapolis, and the famous Albany
Then back to ol' Niagara where the laughing waters fall
You can hear them hobos singin' on the Wabash Cannonball
Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar
As she dashes through the woodland that steals along the shore
She's a mighty rushin' engine, you can hear them hobos call
As they ride the rods and the brake beams on the Wabash Cannonball
(Instrumental break.)
Here's to daddy Claxton, may his name forever stand
And always be respected by folks throughout the land
And when his mortal race is run and the curtains around him fall
We'll carry him home to Glory on the Wabash Cannonball
Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar
As she dashes through the woodland that steals along the shore
She's a mighty rushin' engine, you can hear them hobos call
As they ride the rods and the brake beams on the Wabash Cannonball
Song Credits[]
Wiggly Nursery Rhymes[]
Trad. Arr. Anthony Field, Alex Keller, Lachlan Gillespie (Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
Wiggle Up, Giddy Up[]
Trad. Arr. Anthony Field, Lucia Field, Seamus Field, Nikos Filippatos, Lachlan Gillespie, Tsehay Hawkins, Reuben Gosfield, Alex Keller, Rosalind Manowitz, Simon Pryce, Nick Webb (Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
Trivia[]
- This song was uploaded to The Wiggles' YouTube channel on November 10, 2022.
Video[]
