The Jupiter and the 119

Lyrics:

• the jupiter is gleamin’ . . shinin’ in the sun
• everybody ready for the great cross country run
• tell me have you heard the story goin’ down the wire
• . . goin’ down the line?!
• she’s ready to be goin’ . . breathin’ smoke & steam
• she edges on the iron & the crowd begins to scream
• tell me have you heard the story of the jupiter
• . . & the 119?
• they fire off the cannons . . she blows a whistle blast
• goes flyin’ ‘round the corner movin’ strong & movin’ fast
• tell me have you heard the story goin’ down the wire
• . . goin’ down the line?!
• the jupiter is on the run
• headin’ for the setting sun
• & when she rests the east & west are tied
• & off from california . . from the sacramento yard
• the 119 is movin’ . . pushin’ strong & pushin’ hard
• she’s through the snowy mountains . . took ‘em right in stride
• crested the sierra & went down the other side
• tell me have you heard the story goin’ down the wire
• goin’ down the line
• tell me have you heard the story of the jupiter
• . . & the 119?
• ooh, ooh, ooh
• ooh, ooh, ooh
• ooh, ooh, ooh
• across the grassed horizon . . across the giant plain
• across a thousand miles of iron roars the mighty U.P. train
• she tops the sherman summit . . a mighty feat of man
• sails through echo canyon & across the dale creek span!
• tell me have you heard the story goin’ down the wire . . ?
• going down the line!?
• and through the fiery desert . . the 119 has run
• through the devil’s gorge . . beneath the blazin’ fiery sun
• through tunnels & through canyons cleared by shovel & by pick
• 10,000 men who blasted, clawed & hawled with muscles thick
• tell me have you heard the story of the jupiter & the 119?
• the jupiter is on the run
• headin’ for the setting sun
• & when she rests the east & west are tied
• ooh, ooh, ooh
• ooh, ooh, ooh
• ooh, ooh, ooh
• they’ve met in promontory . . from the east & west they’re here
• & all across the country they’ve raised a mighty cheer
• the mighty trains are polished . . on the tracks they proudly rest
• the crowd’s all gathered ‘round ‘em dressed up in their sunday best
• a big brass band is playin’ . . it’s a bright uncloudy day
• the speaker’s oratory . . & the bosses have their say
• the reverend says a prayer . . it’s mercifully short
• the drunken railmen laugh & the iron horses snort
• the engines move in closer. . they ease in down the line
• the champagne bottles pop . . so fill yer glass it’s toastin’ time!
• the engines ease for meetin’ . . nose to nose alike
• they raise the silver hammer & they nail the golden spike!
• tell me have you heard the story goin’ down the wire
• . . goin down the line!?
• tell me have you heard the story of the jupiter
• & the 119
• tell me have you heard the story of the jupiter
• & the 119
• ooh, ooh, ooh
• ooh, ooh, ooh
• ooh, ooh, ooh