The Little Engine That Could-Burl Ives

[ti:The Little Engine That Could] [ar:Burl Ives] [al:A Twinkle In Your Eye] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Little Engine That Could - Burl Ives (布勒·埃夫斯) [00:12.08]There was a little railroad train [00:14.21]With loads and loads of toys [00:15.94] [00:16.46]All starting out to find a home [00:18.51]With little girls and boys [00:20.36] [00:20.89]And as that little railroad train [00:22.69]Began to chug along [00:24.98]The little engine up in front was [00:27.33]Heard to sing this song [00:28.85] [00:29.37]Choo choo choo choo choo choo choo choo [00:31.45]I feel so good today [00:33.13] [00:33.73]Oh clear the track oh clickety clack [00:35.74]I'll go my merry way [00:37.70] [00:40.36]The little train went roaring on so fast [00:42.91]It seemed to fly [00:44.55]Until it reached a mountain rising almost to the sky [00:48.22] [00:48.89]The little engine moaned [00:50.10]And groaned and huffed and puffed away [00:52.64] [00:53.24]But halfway to the top it just [00:55.15]Gave up and seemed to say [00:57.58]I can't go on I can't go on I'm weary as can be [01:01.14] [01:01.76]I can't go on I can't go on this job is not for me [01:05.68] [01:08.54]The toys got out to push but all in vain alas alack [01:11.93] [01:12.72]And then a great big engine [01:14.34]Came a whistling down the track [01:16.37] [01:16.95]They asked if it would kindly [01:18.70]Pull them up the mountain side [01:20.74] [01:21.27]But with a high and mighty sneer it scornfully replied [01:24.92] [01:25.44]Don't bother me don't bother me [01:27.76]To pull the likes of you [01:29.87]Don't bother me don't bother me [01:32.12]I've better things to do [01:33.59] [01:36.56]The toys all started crying cause [01:38.38]That engine was so mean [01:40.09] [01:40.71]And then there came another one [01:42.61]The smallest ever seen [01:44.27] [01:45.14]But though it seemed that [01:46.52]She could hardly pull herself along [01:49.32]She hitched on to the train [01:51.02]And as she pulled she sang this song [01:53.74]I think I can I think I can I think I have a plan [01:57.99]And I can do 'most anything if I only think I can [02:01.97] [02:04.81]Then up that great big mountain [02:06.37]With the cars all full of toys [02:08.35] [02:08.91]And soon they reached the waiting arms of [02:11.23]Happy girls and boy [02:12.56] [02:13.24]And though that ends the story [02:14.89]It will do you lots of good [02:17.47]To take a lesson from the little engine that could [02:21.76]Just think you can just think you can [02:24.03]Just have that understood [02:25.30] [02:26.05]And very soon youll start to say [02:28.09]I always knew I could [02:29.71] [02:30.36]I knew I could I knew I could I knew I could [02:33.26]I knew I could I knew I could [02:35.44]I knew I could I knew I could