On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe – Judy's Entrance

Written for: The Harvey Girls (1946)
Lyric: Johnny Mercer, Ralph Blane & Kay Thompson
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1945
Original publisher: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios/Loews, Inc.

Special Source Material (Verse): Condensed film orchestration

Movie version [Judy's Entrance]:

Verse:

(Judy Garland:) What a lovely trip,
I'm feeling so fresh and alive;
And I'm so glad to arrive,
It's all so grand.
It's easy to see,
You don't need a palace
To feel like Alice
In Wonderland.

Chorus 1 ONLY:

(Garland:) Back in Ohio, where I come from,
I've done a lot of dreamin' and I've travell'd some;
But I never thought I'd see the day
When I ever took a ride on the Santa Fe.
I would lean across my window sill,
And hear the whistle echoing across the hill;
Then I'd watch the lights till they'd fade away,
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe.
What a thrill!
With the wheels a-singin' Westward Ho!
Right from the day I heard them start.
'Cross the Kansas plains through New Mexico,
I guess I got a little gypsy in my heart.
When I'm old and gray and settled down,
And if I ever get a chance to sneak away from town,
Then I'll spend my busman's holiday
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe.