The birthday party was over toys were scattered here and there Seven candles lay by the last piece of cake in front of an empty chair A mother said son I know you're disappointed but please try to understand Your daddy's been awfuly busy because you see he's a very big railroad man So you go on to sleep now she kissed him turned out the light But moments later a window opened and this little boy slipped out into the night He was on his way to the depot the express wasn't due till ten But who knows it might run a special if daddy's comin' in That mighty scream of the 9:15 wripped through the winter night And the whirl of the wheels and the clang of the steel Seemed that jarred the country side It was a southbound freight and it was runnin' late tryin' hard to make up time When a great big man with a sack in his hand bound off that train like a lion He hit the road like an old pro then he got up off the ground Brushed the snow from off his grimy clothes And he said hey kid what's the name of this town The frightened boy said Grandville sir and the man said well what do you know I used to live in this little ol' one horse town bout six or seven years ago I told my wife when I left here that I was coming back in style Ha oh well anyway I'm back I guess I might as well visit for awhile So if you'll be so kind as to point the way to the Joneses Well I'll go now and leave you be And the young boy said the only Joneses that live around here sir Is my mama and my daddy and me Of course dad's been gone for a long time now Course now he don't want to be ye understand It's just that my daddy's got lotta important things to do You see sir he's a very big railroad man Oh he sends me birthday presents and mama reads me what he writes In his last letter daddy promised that he was gonna try and make it home tonight The man scratched the side of his head and said Grandville Grandville I thought you said Denville Oh well it's a kida natural mistake Now if you'll just point the way to the depot I'm gonna be checkin' in on the fast freight I'll tell you what you do oh boy you run on home now You tell your mom to go ahead and fix up your daddy's room Cause I've got the strangest feeling That your dad just might become home pretty soonTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
