Toy train (video)

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1. Last thing I remember about my daddy,

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before he left he bought me a little toy train.

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And I remember smiling at him sadly,

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then before he turned to walk out in the rain …

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He said, “Son, I’m gonna ride a big toy train,

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‘round the world and back again”.

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“But, mamma, when is daddy comin’ back ?”

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She said, “Son, he’s gonna ride a big toy train,

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and he’ll be back again, just as soon as daddy runs out of track.”

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2. I spent my boyhood days growing up without him,

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most of my time I spent lookin’ down the track.

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And every day I’d ask my mom about him,

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“Mamma ain’t he had time to make it back ?”

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She said, “Son he’s ridin’ on a big toy train,

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‘round the world and back again.”

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“But, mamma, when is daddy comin’ back ?”

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She said, “Son he’s ridin’ on a big toy train.

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And he’ll be back again, just as soon as daddy runs out of track.”

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3. Every day I’d hear that whistle blowin’,

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and every day I’d watch my mamma turn grey.

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And I was almost grown when she started goin’,

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and it cheered her up before she passed away.

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I said, “Mom, he’s ridin’ on a big toy train,

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‘round the world and back again.”

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“But, son, when is daddy comin’ back ?”

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I said, “Mom, he’s ridin’ on a big toy train,

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and he’ll be back again, just as soon as daddy runs out of track.”

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But mamma knew that daddy wasn’t comin’ back.

(orig. = capo 3rd) (John Edmond)