Do you hear that whis - tle down the line?
She's the on - ly one that'll sound that way
On the Atch - i - son, To - pe - ka and the San - ta Fe.
All a - board, she's on her way.
See the old smoke ri - sin' round the bend?
I reck - on that she knows she's gon - na meet a friend.
Folks a - round these parts kept the time of day
From the Atch - i - son, To - pe - ka and the San - ta Fe.
Bridge:
Hey, Jim, ya bet - ter get the rig!
Oo - whoo whoo oo- whoo - whoo - whoo
She's got a list of pas - sen - gers that's might - y big.
And they'll all want lifts to Brown's Ho - tel,
'Cause lots of them been trav - el - in' for quite a spell,
All the way from Phil - a - delph - eye - aye
On the Atch - i - son, To - pe - ka and the San - ta Fe.
Back in O - hi - o where I come from,
I've done a lot of dream - in' and I've trav - ell'd some,
But I nev - er thought I'd see the day
When I ev - er took a ride on the San - ta Fe.
I would lean a - cross my win - dow sill
And hear the whis - tle ech - o - in' a - cross the hill,
Then I'd watch the lights till they fade a - way
On the Atch - i - son, To - pe - ka and the San - ta Fe.
Bridge 2:
What a thrill with the wheels a - singin' "west - ward ho!"
From the day I heard them start,
'Cross the Kan - sas plains from New Mex - i - co --
I guess I've got a lit - tle gyp - sy in my heart.
When I'm old and grey and set - tled down,
If I ev - er get a chance to sneak a - way from town,
Then I'll spend my bus - man's hol - i - day
On the Atch - i - son, To - pe - ka and the San - ta Fe
She's the on - ly one that'll sound that way
On the Atch - i - son, To - pe - ka and the San - ta Fe.
All a - board, she's on her way.
See the old smoke ri - sin' round the bend?
I reck - on that she knows she's gon - na meet a friend.
Folks a - round these parts kept the time of day
From the Atch - i - son, To - pe - ka and the San - ta Fe.
Bridge:
Hey, Jim, ya bet - ter get the rig!
Oo - whoo whoo oo- whoo - whoo - whoo
She's got a list of pas - sen - gers that's might - y big.
And they'll all want lifts to Brown's Ho - tel,
'Cause lots of them been trav - el - in' for quite a spell,
All the way from Phil - a - delph - eye - aye
On the Atch - i - son, To - pe - ka and the San - ta Fe.
Back in O - hi - o where I come from,
I've done a lot of dream - in' and I've trav - ell'd some,
But I nev - er thought I'd see the day
When I ev - er took a ride on the San - ta Fe.
I would lean a - cross my win - dow sill
And hear the whis - tle ech - o - in' a - cross the hill,
Then I'd watch the lights till they fade a - way
On the Atch - i - son, To - pe - ka and the San - ta Fe.
Bridge 2:
What a thrill with the wheels a - singin' "west - ward ho!"
From the day I heard them start,
'Cross the Kan - sas plains from New Mex - i - co --
I guess I've got a lit - tle gyp - sy in my heart.
When I'm old and grey and set - tled down,
If I ev - er get a chance to sneak a - way from town,
Then I'll spend my bus - man's hol - i - day
On the Atch - i - son, To - pe - ka and the San - ta Fe