Small Motors Songtext
von Fred Eaglesmith

Well he′d bang on this and he'd bang on that
He′d adjust the timing
Turn a mag and set the screw
Then he'd fix the idle
And finally he'd make them run as good as they were gonna be
And everything he knew you know
He taught it all to me
And he liked small motors
Flywheels on the side
Single piston engines
Made out of cast iron
He liked small motors
We′d start ′em one by one
We'd stand around and we′d listen to them
Little engines run
And he wore railroad coveralls with his name written on the chest
We talked Model A's and T′s and he rolled cigarettes
And we'd get lost inside our thoughts
And we′d let those tanks run dry
Till one by one those little engines


Would sputter and they'd die
And he liked small motors
Flywheels on the side
Single piston engines
Made out of cast iron
He liked small motors
We'd start ′em one by one
We′d stand around and we'd listen to them
Little engines run
Boys I know you′re in your suits and you've come to say goodbye
And I can tell you miss him too by the tears in your eyes
But I′m asking you a favor
From a boy who's broken hearted
Help me get these suckers down
Help me get them started
′Cause he liked small motors
Flywheels on the side
Single piston engines
Made out of cast iron
He liked small motors
We'd start 'em one by one
We′d stand around and we′d listen to them
Little engines run
Yeah we'd stand around and we′d listen to them
Little engines run