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Artist: Doc Watson
Canonical path: /doc-watson/streamlined-cannonball
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Streamlined Cannonball
Read Streamlined Cannonball lyrics by Doc Watson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Streamlined Cannonball
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This long steel rail a short crosstie I'm on my way back home
I'm on a train the king of them all that Streamlined Cannonball
She moves along like a cannonball like a star in its havenly flight
This lonesome sound from the whistle you love as she travels through the night
[ dobro ]
I can see the smile of the engineer's face and although he's old and gray
A contented heart he awaits of his call of the Streamlined Cannonball
She moves along like a cannonball...
[ banjo ]
Her headlight gleams out into the night and the firebox flash you see
I ride them blinds and the lights I love are home sweet home to me
She moves along like a cannonball...
Travels through the night
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