D G
From the great Atlantic ocean to the wide Pacific shore
A7
From the green and flowing mountains
D
through the hills and by the shore
D G
She's mighty tall and handsome and known quite well by all
A7 D
She is the combination on the Wabash Cannon-ball
D G
She came down from Birmingham one cold December day
A7 D
As she rolled into the station you could hear the people say
D G
This train's a wondrous vision, she is long and she is tall
A7 D
She came from Birmingham on the Wabash Cannon-ball
D G
Our eastern states are dandy so the people always say
A7 D
From New York to St Louis and Chicago by the way
D G
From the hills of Minnesota where the rippling waters fall
A7 D
No changes can be taken on that Wabash Cannon-ball
D G
Here's to Daddy Claxton may hisname forever stand
A7 D
And always be remembered round the ports of Ala-bam'
D G
His earthly race is over and the curtains 'round him fall
A7 D
We'll carry him home to Vict'ry on the Wabash Cannon-ball
D G
Now listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar
A7 D
As she glides along the woodlands through the hills and by the shore
D G
Hear the mighty rushing engine, hear the lonesome hobos call
A7 D
You're traveling through the jungles on the Wabash Cannon-ball
