BOILERMAKER
by Boffo Yux Dudes

Now listen to my story
It took place in ‘92
I know you won’t believe it
Unless you were there too

For all the things that came to pass
Upon that fateful day
But I am here to tell you
That they happened just this way

CHORUS:
The Utah Boilermaker
Was a legendary train
That climbed over the Great Divide
Without a lick of strain

When any other engine
The towel would be throwin’
The Utah Boilermaker
Just kept right on a’ goin’

The Boilermaker took on water
And a load of cattle (SFX)
All oiled up and shiny
She was ready to do battle

And meet again the challenge
Of the Great Divide
And safely bring its cargo down
On to the other side

CHORUS:
The Utah Boilermaker
Was a legendary train
That climbed over the Great Divide
Without a lick of strain

When any other engine
The towel would be throwin’
The Utah Boilermaker
Just kept right on a’ goin’

She pulled out of Omaha
To start her endless ride
When the Dalton Brothers
Rode their horses (SFX) by her side

They fired their Colt revolvers
And they tried to stop that train
But she forged ahead so fast
The Daltons could not gain

CHORUS:
The Utah Boilermaker
Was a legendary train
That climbed over the Great Divide
Without a lick of strain

When any other engine
The towel would be throwin’
The Utah Boilermaker
Just kept right on a’ goin’

Into the Rocky Mountains
She dragged her massive form
When suddenly from the southwest
Up came a massive storm.

The thunder rolled, the lightning cracked
The Lord revealed his ire
The rain in buckets couldn’t stop
The trees from catching fire

CHORUS:
The Utah Boilermaker
Was a legendary train
That climbed over the Great Divide
Without a lick of strain

When any other engine
The towel would be throwin’
The Utah Boilermaker
Just kept right on a’ goin’

She powered through the Great Divide
Her engine never blanched
But then the tracks were blocked by
A gigantic avalanche

The brakeman stopped the engine
And got help from the crew
With hours full of digging
She powered her way through

CHORUS:
The Utah Boilermaker
Was a legendary train
That climbed over the Great Divide
Without a lick of strain

When any other engine
The towel would be throwin’
The Utah Boilermaker
Just kept right on a’ goin’

Late that night the ‘Maker
Limped in to Sacramento
Her burns and scars and gashes
Made a very fine memento

And they still tell the story
All about the way
The Utah Boilermaker
Passed the test and saved the day

CHORUS:
The Utah Boilermaker
Was a legendary train
That climbed over the Great Divide
Without a lick of strain

When any other engine
The towel would be throwin’
The Utah Boilermaker
Just kept right on a’ goin’