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I've been from old Vancouver right down to Newfoundland,
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I've travelled through old Canada and I'll travel through again.
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My heart is like the three wise men once guided by a star,
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I left my blues to wander on the Flyin' CPR.
[Verse 2]
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Can you hear that big eight-wheeler go a-clickin' down the rail?
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We’re on the Flyin' CPR and believe me she can sail.
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Oh take me flyin', whizzin' on, away from a triflin' girl,
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'Cause I know by the way that whistle whines we're gonna span the world.
[Verse 3]
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Go rumble through the mountains, go flashing by the sea,
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Go flying through the countryside to keep the blues from me.
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Now tell me, Mister Porter, can I play my old guitar?
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I'll sing a song to the passengers about the Flyin' CPR.
[Verse 4]
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You've heard of the mighty rocket train, the old-time Cannonball,
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But it looked like they were going backward, Man, when the Flyer passed them all.
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The Canadian Pacific, boys, is hard to beat by far.
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You'll get your lifetime thrill, I know, on the Flyin' CPR.
[Verse 5]
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I told my two-time girlie when I heard that whistle moan,
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It means your daddy is a-gonna scram and I'm leavin' town alone.
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I've got another little mama friend, that'll ment my heart by gar.
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I'd better go roll my blues away on the Flyin' CPR.
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I'm gonna go roll my blues away on the Flyin' CPR.
