^E7My Grandaddy was a railroad man When I was young he took me ^B7by the h^Eand ^E7Drugged me to the station at the break of dawn Said "Boy, I got to show you somethin' ^B7'fore it's ^Egone" She was ^A7blue and silver - she was right on time We ^Erode that Texas Eagle on the ^B7Mopac l^Eine SOLO.... ^E7We had some sandwiches that Granma packed We rode to Palestine and ^B7hitch-hiked ^Eback ^E7Home in time for supper with a tale to tell That night I dreamed I heard that lonesome ^B7whistle ^Ewail ^A7When I got old enough to ridee the train alone ^E7I'd ride that Texas Eagle up from ^B7San ^EAntone SOLO.... ^E7Nowadays they don't make no trains Just the piggyback freighters and them ^B7Amtrak ^Ethings ^E7They shut the Eagle down awhile ago Sold it to the railroad down in ^B7Mexi^Eco ^A7But every now and then that whistle's on my mind ^E7I ride that Texas Eagle ‘cross the ^B7border^Eline