Woo, he's watchin' the choo choo,    Woo, he watchin' the train!       Watchin' the trains go by, watchin' the trains go by    Wish I had the ticket that I can't afford    Hear that old conductor holler "All Aboard!"    Wonder how this world looks, outside of picture books       Rocky mountains, rollin' plains an' desert skies    Passin' before my eyes    When the whistle blows toot toot toot,    the engine goes chug chug    And I hear that bell go clang clang clang,    and my heart gives a tug tug tug       Watchin' the trains go by, I'm just a small town guy    Wishin' I could hurry up an' start to pack    Grab my gal and hop the train an' not come back    Instead of that I'm sitting by the railroad track,    Watchin' the trains go by, watchin' the trains go by!       There's a choo choo comin' down the track,    I can almost see it's smoky stack    But it ain't no use, alas I lack    Guess I'll always be here, watchin' the trains go by!    Oh! how I'd love to stop it! ( Watchin' the trains go by! )    How I'd love to hop it!    Wish I had a ticket that I can't afford ( Ho Ho Ho! )    Hear that old conductor holler "Yes, All Aboard!"    ( I often wonder how this world looks . . . ) Like to see some traffic!    ( outside of picture books . . . ) Outside the National Geographic!    Rocky mountains, rollin' plains an' desert skies ( Ho Ho Ho! )    Passin' before my eyes    When the whistle blows toot toot toot,    the engine goes chug chug chug chug    And I hear that bell go clang clang clang,    and my heart gives a tug tug tug       I'm watchin' the trains go by, I'm just a small town guy    Wishin' I could hurry up an' start to pack    Grab my gal and hop the train an' not come back    Instead of that I'm sitting by the railroad track,    Watchin' the trains go by, watchin' the trains go by!    Woo, I'm watchin' the trains go by . . . Watchin' the trains go by . . .    Woo, I'm watchin' the trains go . . . Watchin' the trains go by . . .       Words and Music by Tot Seymour    and Al Goodhart