I`m headin` for the station with a pack on my back
I`m tired of transportation in the back of a hack
I love to hear the rhythm of the clickety clack
And hear the lonesome whistle
See the smoke from the stack
And pal around with democratic fellows named `Mac`
So, take me right back to the track, Jack!
Choo-Choo Choo-Choo Ch-Boo-gie
Woo-woo, Woo-woo Ch` Boogie
Choo-Choo Choo-Choo-Ch-Boo-gie
Take me right back to the track, Jack!
You reach your destination but alas and alack
You need some compensation to get back in the black
You take a mornin` paper from the top of the stack
And read the situations from the front to the back
The only job that`s open needs a man with a knack
So, put it right back in the rack, Jack!
Choo-Choo Choo-Choo Ch-Boo-gie
Woo-woo, Woo-woo Ch` Boogie
Choo-Choo Choo-Choo Ch-Boo-gie
Take me right back to the track, Jack!
Gonna settle down by the railroad track
And live the life o`Riley in a beaten down shack
So when I hear a whistle I can peep thru the crack
And watch the train a rollin` when it`s ballin-the-jack
For I just love the rhythm of the clickety clack
So take me right back to the track, Jack!
Choo-Choo Choo-Choo Ch-Boo-gie
Woo-woo, Woo-woo Ch` Boogie
Choo-Choo Choo-Choo-Ch-Boo-gie
Take me right back to the track, Jack!
Repeat last chorus
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