Hello railroad, is this the railroad I want a one-way ticket down to Tennessee I’m leavin’ immediately Chattanooga here I come
Pardon me, boy Is that the Chattanooga Choo-Choo Right on track twenty-nine Boy, you can give me a shine
I can afford To board a Chattanooga Choo-Choo I’ve, i’ve, i’ve got my fare And just a trifle to spare
You leave the Pennsylvania station ’bout a quarter to four Read a magazine and then you’re in Baltimore Dinner in the diner: nothing could be finer Than to have your ham and eggs in Carolina
When you hear the whistles blowing eight to the bar Then you know that Tennessee is not very far Shovel all the coal in, gotta keep a-rollin’ Woo-woo, Chattanooga, there you are
There’s gonna be A certain party at the station In, in satin and lace I used to call ’funny-face’
She’s gonna cry Until I tell her that I’ll never roam So, Chattanooga Choo-Choo Won’t you choo-choo me home
Is it boy, yes, yes, yes I’m coming back to Tennessee Is it boy, yes, yes, yes I want a one-way ticket on the Chattanooga Choo-Choo train
Hey, pardon me, boy, mm mm Is that the Chattanooga Choo-Choo Choo-Choo Right on track twenty-nine My baby I find, while you can give me a shine Give me a very good shine
Here’s gonna be A certain party at the station All dressed up in satin and lace Oh, what a funny face I used to call ‘funny-face’ I used to call her just a funny face
She’s gonna cry Until I tell her that I’ll never roam So, Chattanooga Choo-Choo Won’t you choo-choo me home