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19 Apr 20 - 12:44 AM (#4046942) Subject: Lyr Req: The Tennessee Local From: Joe Offer A great country blues song heard tonight in Portland, Oregon. Anybody want to correct my lyrics? Here's a live performance by Carolyn Martin: 2012 studio recording by Carolyn Martin: 1951 Recording by Tennessee Ernie Ford: |
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19 Apr 20 - 03:43 AM (#4046962) Subject: ADD: The Tennessee Local From: Joe Offer TENNESSEE LOCAL (Steve and Ed G. Nelson, Jimmy Dupree) The Tennessee Local is a slow-movin' train, But folks in Tennessee never seem to complain; They like a slow ride, So they can see the countryside. I said the Tennessee Local is a smokey little pokey little train. You never have to worry 'bout it jumpin' the track, They oil it with molasses, that's what's holdin' it back; They like a slow ride, So they can see the countryside. I said the Tennessee Local is a smokey little pokey little train. It chuffs along and huffs along an old rusty rail, (hugs and chugs?) It stops at every hamlet to deliver the mail; It slows at every crossing when it comes to the bend, The engineer gets off and has a chat with a friend. You count the cows and chickens as your ride on your way, You read the Burma signs and understand what they say; 'Cause it's a slow train, But you can see the whole terrain, I said the Tennessee Local is a smokey little pokey little train. [Instrumental] It chugs along and hugs along an old rusty rail, It stops at every hamlet to deliver the mail; The boiler leaks, the engine squeaks, the seats are all loose, But the Tennessee Local has a classy caboose. You count the cows and chickens as your ride on your way, You read the Burma signs and understand what they say; 'Cause it's a slow train, But you can see the whole terrain, I said the Tennessee Local is a smokey little pokey little train. I said the Tennessee Local is a smokey little pokey little train. Transcribed from the 1951 Capitol recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6wQSmgbd7Y A later Tennessee Ernie Ford recording has slightly different lyrics. |