The Box Tops - Choo Choo Train

I got a present for brother.
Choo choo train
And I'm just dyin' to see my dear ol' mother.
Choo choo train
So don't slow down til you see my home town.
Choo choo train
I know you're not a jet aeroplane.
But you see my baby's waitin' at the station.
So give me just a little mo' acceleration.
Choo choo train, yeah
I got me a one-way ticket home.
Choo choo train
All my wild oats, Choo choo, done been sown.
Choo choo train
So don't slow down til you see my home town.
Choo choo train
I know you're not a jet aeroplane.
But you see my baby's waitin' at the station.
So give me just a little mo' acceleration.
Choo choo train, yeah, yeah, uh
Choo choo train
Can't you see the poor boy's goin' insane.
Choo choo train
I gotta see my baby a on'e more again...
Choo choo train

I got a present for brother.
Choo choo train
And I'm just dyin' to see my dear ol' mother.
Choo choo train
So don't slow down til you see my home town.
Choo choo train
I know you're not a jet aeroplane.
But you see my baby's waitin' at the station.
So give me just a little mo' acceleration.
Choo choo train, yeah
I got me a one-way ticket home.
Choo choo train
All my wild oats, Choo choo, done been sown.
Choo choo train
So don't slow down til you see my home town.
Choo choo train
I know you're not a jet aeroplane.
But you see my baby's waitin' at the station.
So give me just a little mo' acceleration.
Choo choo train, yeah, yeah, uh
Choo choo train
Can't you see the poor boy's goin' insane.
Choo choo train
I gotta see my baby a on'e more again...
Choo choo train

The Box Tops- Choo Choo Train

The Box Tops - Non Stop - Bell Records - `68.

The Box Tops - Choo Choo Train (lyrics)

I've got a present from brother, Choo choo train, And I'm just dyin' to see my dear old mother, Choo choo train, So don't slow down 'til you see my home town ...

Choo Choo Train - Box Tops (1968).mov

Top 20 hit from the summer of 1968. Has a Memphis-style groove which really suits the title. Audio file recorded from my vinyl 45, and cleaned up with emphasis ...

The Box Tops Perform "Choo Choo Train"

The Box Tops Perform "Choo Choo Train" for the Diamond Awards in Antwerp, Belgium. The show was at the Sportpaleis and took place November 17, 2001.

The Box Tops