Lyrics
Engine 49 (copyright Don Charbonneau)<br />
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I grew up in a sawmill town<br />
Just a whistle stop on the CPR<br />
Freight trains highballing in the night<br />
Rattling around this boy’s dreams <br />
My grandfather Nan was a watchman <br />
He worked for the lumber mill <br />
Near the railway line <br />
He’d take me on his rounds<br />
And tell me stories<br />
About his trains, horses<br />
And engine 49<br />
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Old 49 coming down that line<br />
Old 49 coming down that line<br />
Old 49 always on time <br />
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Instrumental<br />
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Old 49 coming down that line<br />
Old 49 coming down that line<br />
Old 49 always on time<br />
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That was a long long time ago<br />
I still see that old engine in my mind<br />
She’s left behind<br />
Memories from another time<br />
You’ll find her now<br />
In some town down this<br />
Railway line <br />
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Old 49 coming down that line<br />
Old 49 coming down that line<br />
Old 49 always on time.<br />