Chattanooga Choo Choo

Written for: Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
Performer: Glenn Miller Orch. with Tex Beneke, Paula Kelly & the Modernaires; Dorothy Dandridge, Fayard Nicholas & Harold Nicholas
English lyric: Mack Gordon
Italian lyric: Devilli
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1941
Original publisher: Twentieth Century Music Corporation, rights controlled by Leo Feist, Inc.

Sheet music versions:

English lyric:

Chorus:

Pardon me, boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo-Choo?
Track twenty-nine,
Boy, you can give me a shine.
I can afford to board a Chattanooga Choo-Choo,
I've got my fare
And just a trifle to spare.
You leave the Pennsylvania station 'bout a quarter to four,
Read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore,
Dinner in the diner,
Nothing could be finer
Than to have your ham 'n eggs in Carolina.
When you hear the whistle blowin' eight to the bar,
Then you know that Tennessee is not very far,
Shovel all the coal in,
Gotta keep it rollin'
Woo, woo, Chattanooga, there you are.
There's gonna be a certain party at the station,
Satin and lace,
I used to call funny face.
She's gonna cry
Until I tell her that I'll never roam,
So, Chattanooga Choo-Choo, won't you choo-choo me home?
Chattanooga Choo-Choo, won't you choo-choo me home?

Italian lyric:

"Il Treno Della Neve"

Chorus:

Con il trenin di Chattanooga che fa "Choo-Choo"
Devi venir
Con me un po' a sciar.
Nel vagoncin che corre_allegro fre le nevi
L'arte d'amar
A te voglio_insegnare.
E mentre sbuffa lo stantuffo_e fuma_il ciminiero,
L'acqua bolle_e balla nella vaporiera.
Suda_il macchini sta,
Brontola_il fuochista,
Tutto_affanna_e par che faccia sempre "Choo-Choo"
Mentre_in fretta sulla vetta sale_il treno,
Dice_a te felice il mio cuor sereno:
"Bimba mia divina,
Sei la mia regina,
Voglio_amare sempre te soltanto."
Con il trenin di Chattanooga che fa "Choo-Choo"
Felici_insiem
Saremo tanto lassù.
Nel vagoncin mi devi dir che m'ami sempre più
E darmi tanti baci come sai baciar tu!
Chattanooga Choo-Choo con te andrem lassù.

Glenn Miller recording version:

Verse:

Hi there, Tex, whatchu say?
Step aside partner, it's my day,
Bend an ear and listen to my version
Of really solid Tennessee excursion.

Chorus:

Pardon me, boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo-Choo,
Yes, yes, track twenty-nine,
Boy, you can give me a shine.
Can you afford to board a Chattanooga Choo-Choo?
I got my fare,
And just a trifle to spare.
You leave the Pennsylvania station 'bout a quarter to four,
Read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore,
Dinner in the diner,
Nothing could be finer
Than to have your ham n' eggs in Carolina.
When you hear the whistle blowin' eight to the bar
Then you know that Tennessee is not very far,
Shovel all the coal in,
Gotta keep it rollin'
Woo, woo, Chattanooga there you are.
There's gonna be a certain party at the station,
Satin and lace,
I used to call funny face.
She's gonna cry until I tell her that I'll never roam,
So, Chattanooga Choo-Choo, won't you choo-choo me home?
Chattanooga Chattanooga,
Get aboard!
Chattanooga Chattanooga,
All aboard!
Chattanooga Chattanooga,
Chattanooga Choo-Choo, won't you choo-choo me home?
Chattanooga Choo-Choo.