Song lyrics to Chattanooga Choo Choo (1941) written by Mack Gordon, composed by Harry Warren.
Chattanooga Choo Choo was originally recorded as a big band/swing tune by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra and featured in the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade. It was the first song to receive a gold record.
Hi there Tex, what you say
Step aside partner, it’s my day
Bend an ear and listen to my version
(Of a really solid, Tennessee excursion)
Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo?
(Yes Yes) Track 29!
Boy you can give me a shine
(Can you afford to board, the 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
(Then to have your ham and eggs in Carolina)
When you hear the whistle blowing eight to the bar
Then you know that Tennessee is not very far
Shovel all the coal in
Gotta keep it rollin’
(Whoo Whoo 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 Chattanooga
Get aboard…
Chattanooga Chattanooga
All aboard…
Chattanooga Chattanooga
Chattanooga choo choo
Won’t you choo choo me home
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Media appearances
- Written for and performed in Sun Valley Serenade.
- Carmen Miranda recorded a cover on July 25, 1942, and sang it in the movie Springtime in the Rockies.
- In Young Frankenstein, when Dr. Frederick Frankenstein asks a local boy for directions to the Transylvania Station, their dialogue closely follows a lyric from the song.