Lyrics

?The Train That Carried Abraham Lincoln?
William Carl Brown (502) 964-0410
1976Ó

Bridge

Here?s to the train that carried Abraham Lincoln
Here?s to the train that carried honest Abe home
Up and over the rails and down
Through all the trails
May God rest Abe?s soul from now on

1st Verse

Well, I?m the train that carried that great trooper
I helped the president make his last run
His body was my load but the angels carried his soul
I carried him to Springfield from Washington

2nd Verse

I wore a big black crepe over my frame
If I could cry I sure would have done it then
Cause everywhere I went folks wept over the president
I knew this nation had lost a great friend

3rd Verse

I was getting closer to Springfield every day
I saw banners everywhere that read come home
Children put flowers on the tracks
Old men took off their hats
That surely is a better place where Abe has gone

(Come home, come home
It?s suppertime
The shadows lengthen fast
Come home, come home
It?s suppertime
Old Abe is going home at last)

P.S.
I have taken the last part of this song from a song called Supper Time. It was written by Ira Stenphill- The copyright was gotten in 1950. It probably could be used with permission. I read at Rue story about Abe and took the facts from it and wrote this song.