Got a reservation
down at Nepehans Station
Flatten your nickels, boys,
and wave that train good -bye
It'll be on time,
it's the Hudson River line,
God bless America in that
charcoal sky.
Boys, this is Harry,
he's the conductor for the Putnam Divair,
he's been doing it
For 18 years,
he's been my friend for nine.
Harry, this is Barry,
middle son John, little Jamie.
Tryin' to teach my boys
about that charcoal sky.
Got a reservation
down in Epperhans Station.
Flatten your nickels, boys,
and wave that tree goodbye
It'll be on time,
it's the Hudson River line
God bless America and
that charcoal sky
Now, since the 1860s, boys,
we've been pushing up steam,
and I still hear those wheels
every time I close my eyes.
And without that steam, boys,
there'd be no American Dream.
Daddy said, God bless you, Harry,
we'll see you by and by
Got a reservation
down at Nepperhant Station
Flatten your nickels, boys,
and wave that train goodbye
It'll be on time,
it's the Hudson River line
God bless America and its charcoaled sky
Now wave goodbye to Harry, boys.
The caboo she's rollin'.
See him run nin' to catch up to her
And don't he catch it every time
Now when he hops on board, boys
Give a wave, time we started goin'
Soon around that bend
We'll see that charcoal sky
Got a reservation
Down at Nipperhead Station
Flatten your nickels, boy,
then wave that train good -bye
It'll be on time
It's the Hudson River line
God bless America and that charcoal sky
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