Great Western Railway

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From our rehearsal room.
Words & music copyright 2025 Gerd Ruebenstrunk

Miss Saigon - Bass & Vocals
Kid K - Drums & Vocals
Ali - Saxophone
Moi - Acoustic Guitar & Vocals

Video by Tham Nguyen from Pixabay

Curling smoke, Victoria’s gate,
The whistle blows, I’m nearly late.
Through London’s haze, the pistons pound,
Westward to where the palms are found.

And the Great Western Railway is rolling
From Victoria down to Penzance
And it’s rolling, rolling, rolling
Rolling, rolling, rolling
For two quid and a handful of pence

Past patchwork fields and rivers wide,
Great Western carries us with pride.
Red roofs flash by in golden light,
Then Exeter fades into night.

And the Great Western Railway is rolling
From Victoria down to Penzance
And it’s rolling, rolling, rolling
Rolling, rolling, rolling
For two quid and a handful of pence

The ocean’s waves they come quite near,
Salt on the wind, the night is clear.
Plymouth’s lights, a fleeting glance,
On through the dark to far Penzance.

And the Great Western Railway is rolling
From Victoria down to Penzance
And it’s rolling, rolling, rolling
Rolling, rolling, rolling
For two quid and a handful of pence

At journey’s end, the stars shine bright,
The rails cool down in a Cornish night.
A dream of steel and Cornwall’s shore -
A dream of you whom I adore.

And the Great Western Railway is rolling
From Victoria down to Penzance
And it’s rolling, rolling, rolling
Rolling, rolling, rolling
For two quid and a handful of pence