Harry Warren - Chattanooga Choo Choo

Pardon me, boy
Is that the Chattanooga choo choo?
Track twenty-nine
Boy, you can gimme a shine
I can afford
To board a Chattanooga choo choo
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 an' eggs in Carolina

When you hear the whistle blowin' eight to the bar
Then you know that Tennessee is not very far
Shovel all the coal in
Gotta keep it rollin'
Woo, woo, Chattanooga there you are

There's gonna be
A certain party at the station
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?
Chattanooga choo choo
Won't you choo-choo me home?

Salvatore Guaragna (1893-1981) was born to Italian immigrants in Brooklyn, and his father changed the family name to Warren during Harry’s childhood. After displaying musical talent at a young age, Warren wrote more than 800 songs, most of them for films. He won three Oscars for Best Original Song and saw eight other songs receive nominations, and his song “Chattanooga Choo Choo” became the first record ever to be certified gold.