Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotten - Lyrics

Freight Train is an American folk song written by Elizabeth Cotten in the early 20th century and popularized during the American folk revival and British skiffle period of the 1950s and 1960s. By Elizabeth’s own account in the 1985 BBC series Down Home, she composed “Freight Train” as a young teenager, inspired by the sound of the trains rolling in on the tracks near her home in North Carolina.

Sing a song, we'll all sing along with the Mother Goose Club The Mother Goose Club All aboard! The freight train is leaving the station! Can you help us figure out what's coming down the track? Yay! Great! Hang on! Clickety clack, clickety clack, What's that coming down the track? A freight train! Freight train coming down the track. Chugga chugga chugga Clickety clack, clickety clack, What's that coming down the track? A steam engine! Steam engine coming down the track. Chugga chugga chugga. Clickety clack, clickety clack What's that coming down the track? A box car! Box car coming down the track. Chugga chugga chugga Coming and going and rolling down the track. Coming and going and rolling down the track. Clickety clack, clickety clack, What's that coming down the track? A flat car! Flat car coming down the track. Chugga chugga chugga. Clickety clack, clickety clack, What's that coming down the track? A tank car! Tank car coming down the track. Chugga chugga chugga. Clickety clack, clickety clack What's that coming down the track? A caboose car! Caboose car coming down the track. Chugga chugga chugga. Coming and going and rolling down the track. Coming and going and rolling down the track. Clickety clack, clickety clack, What's that coming down the track? A freight train! Freight train coming down the track. Chugga chugga chugga Freight train coming down the track Chugga chugga chugga Freight train coming down the track Chugga chugga chugga Freight train coming down the track Chugga chugga chugga. Freight train coming down the track. Chugga chugga chugga.