Well, the big train keeps on rolling
Rolling on down the track
And the way she's moving, buddy
I don't believe she's ever coming back

The fireman's smoking a big cigar
Sipping Lafite Rothschild Bordeaux
And the engineer's so happy
He's just a-letting that whistle blow

She keeps on rolling
She keeps on rolling
She keeps on rolling on proud and fine
She keeps on rolling
She keeps on rolling
Down that long twin silver line

Well, she just blazed through Chicago
Nonstop to L.A.
And the way she's steaming, buddy
You better not get in her way
She's got the finest, fastest pulling twin diesels
She's got ninety three cars in tow
She's gonna be on time
All the way down the line
Come the rain hail sleet or snow

She keeps on rolling
She keeps on rolling
She keeps on rolling on right on time
She keeps on rolling
She keeps on rolling
Down that long twin silver line
Rolling on down the line

And she just passed in Chicago
Rolling into Kansas too
Rolling into Denver
Doing all she'll do
And she hangs a big left in Salt Lake City
Southwest to the Nevada line
Rolling into California
Right on time
Rolling on down the line 

She keeps on rolling
She keeps on rolling
She keeps on rolling on right on time
She keeps on rolling
She keeps on rolling
Down that long twin silver line

She keeps on rolling on right on time
She keeps on rolling on right on time
She keeps on rolling on right on time
She keeps on rolling on right on time
Down that long twin silver line