Dummy Line
Tune: Turkey in the Straw
Written By: Unknown
Adapted By: Terry Kluytmans
Copyright © 1999 KIDiddles.com
Across the prairie On a streak of rust, There's something
moving In a cloud of dust. It crawls into the village With a wheeze and a whine, It's the two o'clock
flyer On the dummy line.
CHORUS:
Ridin' on the dummy, On the dummy line, The two o'clock just came in, Tho' it's now half past nine, Rain or shine
I'll pay my fine Ridin' on the dummy, On the dummy, dummy line. I got on the
dummy And I didn't have my fare. The conductor said, "What are you doing there?" He grabbed me by the
collar And he threw me out the door, He said, "I don't want to see you On the dummy line no more!"
CHORUS I saw a snail Go whizzing
past; The guy beside me said, "This train is fast!" Said I, "Old man, That might be
true, But the question is, What's it fast compared to?" CHORUS I said to the brakeman, "Can't you speed up a
bit?" Said he, "You can walk If you don't like it." Said I, "Mr. Brakeman, I'd like to take your
dare, But the folks don't expect me Til the train gets there." CHORUS A queer looking lady Across the aisle Grabbed up her
grips, Looked at me with a smile; "I must be off," She said to me; Said I, "You're not
kidding, That's real plain to see!" CHORUS There was a doctor By the name of Beck He fell in the
well And he broke his neck; It served him right, As you may own; He should attend the sick And leave the
well alone! CHORUS Farmer
Jones, He went out in a boat, The boat turned over, And we threw him a rope; Said Farmer Jones,
"Well, I can't swim, But I'll be drowned first Afore I'll be roped in!" CHORUS A little boy On his way home from school Saw a dollar
bill At the foot of a mule; He stooped right down Just as sly as a fox, You can see him at the hospital
Till seven o'clock. CHORUS I once
had a girlfriend Down in Mobile, She had a face Like a lemon peel. She had a wart At the end of her
chin; She said it was a dimple, But a dimple turns in! CHORUS
