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Short Line Rag

by Eric Allen

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This old train, she a rollin' south Chuggin' right along, but you better watch out cause the Union and Central pickin' up the pace This old train, she a rollin' south Chuggin' right along, but you better watch out cause the Transcontinental gonna run this old train away This old train started haulin' nigh around '54 Wounded souls, hosses, and hope climbed aboard Firin's stopped, rebuildin's started now around '69 they ain't gon want her 'round no more Well now this old train she's a black smoke mama Got a fire in her belly put up a mighty fight But they ain't gonna wanna hear this short line runnin' lord with that lonesome whine callin' out all night Way out in Promontory Point was a heck of a sight when the silver hammer drove the golden spike Well that old man Crocker he done won his bet But that poor old train a cryin' a cryin' all night Lord cryin' cryin' if I had me a longer track Could haul em' uphill lord forward and back Might not be so pretty, but I can get the job done Gotta find me a trunk line for a longer run. Wish I could hook up with that Kansas City line She runs from way out east lord and she's pretty close by But that Mo-ssouri River ain't got no bridge and they ain't no track over on the other side Lord they ain't no track way over on the other side Nah sir This old train, she's a rollin' south Chuggin' right along, but you better watch out cause the Central Pacific layin' 10 miles a day This old train, she's a rollin' south Chuggin' right along, but you better watch out cause the Transcontinental gonna run this old train away Lord the Transcontinental gonna run this old train away now Said the Overland Route gonna take this old train away

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Short Line Rag is about the building of the Transcontinental Railroad in the late 1860s. Specifically, it refers to the race between the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroad companies to see who could first reach Promontory Point, Utah, the designated location where tracks from the east and west would be joined. Short Line Rag's lyrics were written primarily about, and from the perspective of, an older, short-haul train that fears becoming obsolete.

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released December 22, 2022

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Brad M. Seippel at Brevity of Motion Sounds (2022)

Writer, Composer, Lyricist: Eric Allen

All songs, copyright 2022, by Eric Allen. From the LP entitled Prowlin’ Lobo Blues. All rights reserved.

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Eric Allen Los Angeles, California

Eric Allen, originally from Indiana, is known for his authentic Americana, blues, country sound. Eric released his 2nd album, Prowlin' Lobo Blues, in Feb. 2023. Eric’s self-titled debut album released in Jan. 2021.
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