Johnny Mercer - Gal In Calico

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On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe Bing Crosby Words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harry Warren "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" was introduced by Judy Garland in the 1945 MGM film "The Harvey Girls". The song won an Oscar. It was also a big hit for Bing Crosby who recorded it Feb. 17, 1944, although the recording was not released until June 1945. But Johnny Mercer`s recording was the biggest hit. It reached #1 in the summer of 1945. The following lyrics were transcribed from the Bing Crosby recording. Do you hear that whistle down the line I figure that it`s engine number forty-nine She`s the only one that`ll sound that way On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe See the old smoke risin` `round the bend I reckon that she knows she`s gonna meet a friend Folks around these parts get the time of day From the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe Here she comes, woo-oo-woo-oo-woo-oo-woo-oo-woo-woo Hey Jim, you better get out the rig, woo-oo-woo-oo-woo-oo-woo-oo-woo-woo She`s got a list of passengers that`s pretty big And they`ll all want lifts to Brown`s Hotel `Cause lots of them been travellin` for quite a spell All the way from Philadelphia On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe ------ instrumental break ------ Do you hear that whistle down the line I figure that it`s engine number forty-nine She`s the only one that`ll sound that way On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe See the old smoke risin` `round the bend I reckon that she knows she`s gonna meet a friend Folks around these parts get the time of day From the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe Here she comes, woo-oo-woo-oo-woo-oo-woo-oo-woo-woo Hey Jim, you better get out the rig, woo-oo-woo-oo-woo-oo-woo-oo-woo-woo She`s got a list of passengers that`s pretty big And they`ll all want lifts to Brown`s Hotel `Cause lots of them been travellin` for quite a spell All the way from Philadelphia On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe Doo-doo-da, The good old A.T. and the Santa Fe

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