What a lovely trip, I`m feeling so fresh and alive
And I`m so glad to arrive, it`s all so grand
It`s easy to see you don`t need a palace
To feel like Alice in Wonderland
Back in Ohio where I come from
I`ve done a lot of dreamin` and I`ve travelled some
But I never thought I`d see the day
When I ever took a ride on the Santa Fe
(wanna take a ride on the Santa Fe)
I would lean across my window sill
And hear the whistle echoin` across the hill
Then I`d watch the lights till they fade away
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
What a thrill (what a great big wonderful thrill)
With the wheels a-singin` "westward ho"
Right from the day I heard them start
`Cross the Kansas plains from New Mexico
I guess I`ve got a little gypsy in my heart
When I`m old and grey and settled down
If I ever get a chance to sneak away from town
Then I`ll spend my busman`s holiday
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
All aboard! (we came across the country lickety-split)
(rollin` ninety miles an hour), I can`t believe I`m here at last
Woo-oo-ooo! (when you go travellin`, it`s best for you
to take the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe!)
I can`t believe that anything could go so fast
Then you pull that throttle, whistle blows
A-huffin` and a-puffin` and away she goes
All aboard for California*, hey!
On the Atchison (on the Atchison)
On the Atchison, Topeka (on the Atchison, Topeka)
On the Atchison, Topeka (on the Atchison, Topeka)
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe!
*California pronounced "californ-eye-ay"