Wabash Cannonball Songtext
von Blind Willie McTell

From the great Atlantic ocean to the wide Pacific shore
To the queen of the flowing mountain, south of Baltimore
She′s mighty tall and handsome, yet known quite well by all
She made a modern combination on that Wabash Cannonball

She come down to Birmingham on a cold December day
When she rolled into the shed, you could hear all the people say
"There's a gal from Tennessee, she′s long and she's tall
She's here from Indiana on that Wabash Cannonball"


Can′t you hear the jingle roar, the rumble and the roar
Gliding through the woodland, through the hills and by the shore?
The mighty rushin′ of the engines, the lonesome hoboes' squall
Travelin′ through the jungle on that Wabash Cannonball

Yes, old Danny Claxton may his name forever stand
He's long to be remembered ′cause he's known all through the land
But his earthly race is over, the curtain around him falls
Takin′ him through to Dixie on that Wabash Cannonball

Can't you hear the jingle roar, the rumble and the roar
Gliding through the woodland, through the hills and by the shore?
The mighty rushin' of the engines, the lonesome hoboes′ squall
Travelin′ through the jungles, boys, on the Wabash Cannonball