FAIRPORT CONVENTION - IRON LION Lyrics

(Trevor Lucas)Now I've been an engine driver all of my daysThat's the only thing I can doI hold a good head of steam everywhere that I'm seenWherever my wheels rolled throughWherever my wheels rolled throughWell, I was nearly shut down in a Midwest townHer hair was red, her eyes were blueBut the wheels on the track kept calling me backSo I bid that girl adieuYes, I bid that girl adieuBlow whistle, steel wheels keep on hummingHold on darling your engine driver's comingHe's coming throughSome day I'll have to give up the iron lineAnd then I'll know just what I will findI'll find me some shack by some old railroad trackSo I can hear them motors whineSo I can hear them motors whineBlow whistle, hear them steel rails hummingHold on darling your engineer is comingHe's coming throughNow I've been an engine driver all of my daysThat's the only thing I can doI hold a good head of steam anywhere that I'm seenAnywhere my trains rolled throughAnywhere my trains rolled throughBlow whistle, hear that steel rail hummingHold on girl your engine driver's comingComing to you