Story Behind The Song

ALERT! This is a raw, dirty-analogue, fun and funky track with just Chet, his out-of-tune upright piano and some hot, hot, hot harmonica playing. Raw and fun....circa Dylan at the piano. This is a dirty analogue cut....and non-digital. It is a cleaned-up isolated track that was recorded live...."cleaned up" for TV/Film submissions. A new version is on the production schedule with 30 songs ahead of it. The song laments a begone era when you were run thru the ringer to get on-board a plane and that people just don't ride the trains much anymore.... Turn it up and bring your dog into the room, the harmonica will make him/her howl! {:? D

Song Description

ALERT! This is a raw, dirty-analogue, fun and funky track with just Chet, his out-of-tune upright piano and some hot, hot, hot harmonica playing. Raw and fun....circa Dylan at the piano. A new version is on the production schedule.

Lyrics

"Train Plane Blues"
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Lyrics and Music by Chet Nichols
Copyright 1969 by Chet Nichols (ASCAP) /Magic Garage Music (ASCAP)
chet@chetnichols.net :: http://www.chetnicholsmusic.com
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

VERSE 1
I tried to ride a train today
But, they said that it does not run
The old man at the end of the line
Cried like he had lost his own son

CHORUS
The trains have stopped running
And the bums have stopped bumming
The clicking wheels gave way to better deals
The clicking wheels roll on by

VERSE 2
I tried to fly a plane today
Bought my ticket at the gate
They put me through a "pirate check"
It was a very paranoid state
They put me through a microscope
Checked me for drugs and guns
They did a thorough check on me
To see if I was "The One"

CHORUS
The trains have stopped running
And the bums have stopped bumming
The clicking wheels gave way to better deals
The clicking wheels roll on by
The clicking wheels gave way to better deals
The clicking wheels roll on by