The Ballad of Casey McPhee

Listen while I tell you a story old and true

How Casey Macphee the engineer got his train through

He faced the toughest duty an engineer could do

But he was brave and unafraid and he got his train through

Through, through, through, he got the train through

Through, through, through, he got the train through

Train was carrying moo cows and milk and ice cream too

There were six cars filled with cookies and a tank of chocolate goo

The stuff was for the party that the kids would have all year

And getting that train through the

Narrow pass was the job of the engineer

Through, through, through, he'll get the train through

Through, through, through, he'll get the train through

Oh, this train filled with stuff me love to eat

And children all waiting for it on other

Side of narrow dangerous mountain pass

And me responsible for whole train

Me must get train through

But an avalanche had closed the track and covered it with snow

The snow was deep, the track was

Blocked, there was nowhere he could go

Casey knew the train was filled with things he loved to eat

But Casey knew his duty and would not admit defeat

Through, through, through, he'll get the train through

Through, through, through, he'll get the train through

Oh, this very hard choice

Track covered with snow

If me stay here and not try to get through pass

Me stuck here all alone with six car loads of cookies and ice cream

All alone with nobody watching

Me getting hungry, me getting very hungry

Oh, maybe not too bad if me eat some cookies

Wait! What me doing? It be very bad if me eat cookies

Me must get train through

Yes, Casey was a hero and his duty he could see

Without the cookies and the milk, no parties could there be

The kids would be unhappy, so Casey raised his head

Me forget about the cookies and eat the snow instead

Through, through, through, he got the train through

He ate up all the avalanche, it mighty tasty too