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A long steel rail, a short crosstie I'm on my way back homeI'm on the train, the king of them all The Streamlined CannonballShe moves along like a cannonball Like a star on its heavenly flightThis lonesome sound of the whistle you love As she travels through the nightHer headlight gleams out into the night Her firebox flash you seeThe blinds I ride and the lights I love It's home sweet home to meShe moves along like a cannonball Like a star on its heavenly flightThis lonesome sound of the whistle you love As she travels through the nightI can see the smile of an engineer Although he's old and grayA contented heart he awaits back home Of the Streamlined CannonballShe moves along like a cannonball Like a star on its heavenly flightThis lonesome sound of the whistle you love As she travels through the night From Letras Mania