Texas and Pacific - Original - Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

I know you heard of the Chattanooga Choo Choo

The Rock Island

The New York Central

The New Haven and Hartford

The Pennsylvania

The Missoura Pacific

The Southern Pacific

The Northern Pacific is terrific

Oh, but Jack, you heard of the IC and the Santa Fee

But you gotta take a ride on the TP

I’m bidin' time aboard the Texas and Pacific

Past big 'D' didn’t stay

About a half an hour to be specific

Cowtown’s just a short way

Headin' southwest on the Texas and Pacific

Big wheels clackin' around

All the sights that I take in are quite terrific

I’m west Texas bound

Say, mister porter, I wired my gal

She’s waitin' in El Paso for me

Say mister porter, Wes Pecos no less

My Stetson needs a dustin' and my pants need a press

I guess I’ll have to find a half to tip the porter

«15 minutes,» he says

When I arrive we’ll take a trip across the border

Honeymoon in Juarez

'Cause the TP Special gets me there in much less

Say mister porter, I wired my gal

She’s waitin' in El Paso for me

Say mister porter, Wes Pecos no less

My Stetson needs a dustin' and my pants need a press

I guess I’ll have to find a half to tip the porter

«15 minutes,» he says

When I arrive we’ll take a trip across the border

Honeymoon in Juarez

'Cause the TP Special gets me there in much less

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