Do you hear that whistle down the line I figure that it's Engine #49 She's the only one that'll sound that way On The Atchison, Topeka and The Santa Fe See the old smoke rising round the bend I reckon that she knows she's gonna meet a friend Folks around these parts set the time of day From on The Atchison, Topeka and The Santa Fe Here she comes, whoo oo oo oo, hey Jim, you better get the rig Whoo oo oo oo, she's got a list of passengers that's pretty big And they'll all want a lift to Brown's Hotel 'Cause lots of them been traveling for quite a spell All the way from Philadelphia On The Atchison, Topeka and The Santa Fe Here she comes, whoo oo oo oo, hey Jim, you better get the rig Whoo oo oo oo, she's got a list of passengers that's pretty big And they'll all want a lift to Brown's Hotel 'Cause lots of them been traveling for quite a spell All the way from Philadelphia On The Atchison, Topeka and The Santa Fe