Do you hear that whistle down the line? I figure that its engine number forty-nine Shes the only one thatll sound that way On the atchison, topeka, and the santa fe See the old smoke risin round the bend I reckon that she knows shes gonna meet a friend Folks around these parts get the time of day From the atchison, topeka, and the santa fe Here she comes Whoo hoo hoo hoo hoo Hey jim, youd better get the rig Whoo hoo hoo hoo hoo Shes got a list of passengers thats pretty big And theyll all want lifts to browns hotel cause of lots of them been travelin for quite a spell All the way from philadelphia On the atchison, topeka, and the santa fe