CHOO CHOO CH'BOOGIE (V. Horton - D. Darling - M. Gabler) LOUIS JORDAN (Mercury 71023, 1956) Headin' for the station with a pack on my back Tired of transportation in the back of a hack I love to hear the rhythm of the clickety-clack Hear the lonesome whistle, see the smoke from the stack Pal around with Democratic fellows named Mac Take me right back to the track, Jack [Chorus] Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie Woo woo, woo woo ch'boogie Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie Take me right back to the track, Jack You wake up in the morning feelin' sharp as a tack You open up a pack and then you gobble a snack Then smoke a ciggarette you didn't get in the pack While takin' off your shoes so you can empty the slack Ain't nothing you can do about the dough that you lack But beat it right back to the track, Jack [Chorus] You reach your destination but alas in a lack You need some compensation to get back in the black You take a morning paper from the top of the rack And read the situation from the front to the back The only job that's open needs a man with a knack You put it right back in the rack, Jack [Chorus] Gonna settle down by the railroad track Live the life of Riley in the beaten-down shack So when I hear the whistle I can peep through the crack And watch the train a-rollin' when it's ballin' the jack I just love the rhythm of the clickety-clack Take me right back to the track, Jack [Chorus] Take me right back to the track, Jack! Take me right back to the track, Jack! |