The Manhattan Transfer Choo Choo Ch'boogie lyrics

I'm headin' for the station with a pack on my back
I'm tired of transportation in the back of a hack
I love to hear the rhythm of the clickity-clack
And hear the lonesome whistle, see the smoke from the stack

And pal around with democratic fellas named Mac
So take me right back to the track, Jack

Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie
Woo woo, woo woo ch'boogie
Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie
Take me right back to the track, Jack

You reach your destination but alas and alack!
You need some compensation to get back in the black
You take a mornin' paper from the top of the stack
And read the situations from the front to the back

The only job that's open needs a man with a knack
So put it right back in the rack, Jack

Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie
Woo woo, woo woo ch'boogie
Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie

Take me right back to the track, Jack

I'm gonna settle down by the railroad track
And live the life of Riley in a beaten-down shack
So when I hear a whistle I can peep through the crack
And watch the train a runnin' when it's ballin' the jack

Oh I just love the rhythm of the clickity-clack
So take me right back to the shack, Jack

Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie
Woo woo, woo woo ch'boogie
Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie
Take me right back to the track, Jack

Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie
Woo woo, woo woo ch'boogie
Choo choo, choo choo ch'boogie
Take me right back to the track, Jack

Take me right back to the track, Jack