Headin' for the station with a pack on my back

Tired of transportation in the back of a hack

I love to hear the rhythm of the clickety-clack

Hear the lonesome whistle, see the smoke from the stack

Pal around with Democratic fellows named Mac

Take me right back to the track, Jack



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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 wake up in the morning feelin' sharp as a tack

You open up a pack and then you gobble a snack

Then smoke a ciggarette you didn't get in the pack

While takin' off your shoes so you can empty the slack

Ain't nothing you can do about the dough that you lack

But beat it right back to the track, Jack



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You reach your destination but alas in a lack

You need some compensation to get back in the black

You take a morning paper from the top of the rack

And read the situation from the front to the back

The only job that's open needs a man with a knack

You put it right back in the rack, Jack



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Gonna settle down by the railroad track

Live the life of Riley in the beaten-down shack

So when I hear the whistle I can peep through the crack

And watch the train a-rollin' when it's ballin' the jack

I just love the rhythm of the clickety-clack

Take me right back to the track, Jack



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Take me right back to the track, Jack!

Take me right back to the track, Jack!