- Written by
- William Kindt
- Originally written by
- J. A. Roff
- Language
- English
- Adapted from
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The Great Rock Island Route!! written by J. A. Roff
- Comments
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aka "Wabash Cannonball". Kindt published sheet music for his 1904 "Wabash Cannon Ball", but it is likely that his revised lyrics of the 1882 song The Great Rock Island Route!! were written by unknown authors prior to 1904. The Carter Family made one of the earlier recordings of this new song and A.P. Carter registered it as his own (which he often did), so today most people incorrectly attribute this song to him. Roy Acuff's 1938 version sold over ten million records.
From the great Atlantic ocean to the wide Pacific shore
She climbs a flowery mountains o'er the hills and by the shore
She's mighty tall and handsome she's known quite well by all
She's a regular combination on the Wabash Cannonball
Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar
As she glides along the woodland o'er the hills and by the shore
Hear the mighty rush of the engine hear those lonesome hoboes call
Traveling through the jungle on the Wabash Cannonball
Well she came down from Birmingham one cold December day
As she pulled into the station you could hear all the people say
She's from Tennessee she's long and she's tall
She came down from Birmingham on the Wabash Cannonball
Here's to daddy Claxton may his name forever stand
And always be remembered in the courts throughout the land
His earthly race is over and the curtains round him fall
We'll carry him home to Dixie on the Wabash Cannonball
Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar
As she glides along the woodland o'er the hills and by the shore
Hear the mighty rush of the engine hear those lonesome hoboes call
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Adaptations
An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.
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The Great Rock Island Route!! written by J. A. Roff English 1882
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Wabash Cannon Ball
written by William Kindt
English
1929
- Ty jsi ze všech nejlepší written by Miroslav Černý Czech June 20, 1974
- Pošta Fešáci 1 written by Petr Novotný, Michal Tučný Czech 1983
- Gospel Cannon Ball written by Karl Davis English January 21, 1941
- Jukebox Cannonball written by Rusty Keefer, Jesse Rogers, Wayne Barrie English December 1946
- Grand Coulee Dam written by Woody Guthrie English 1956
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Promised Land
written by Chuck Berry
English
February 20, 1964
- Eventyrland written by Torben Eschen Danish 1975
- Kisjeskearl written by Bennie Jolink, Bennie Migchelbrink Dutch 1983
- La terre promise written by Michel Mallory French September 1975
- Une terre promise written by Eddy Mitchell French October 18, 1975
- Köpenhamn written by Blomman Swedish 1978
- Tågresan written by Danne Stråhed Swedish 1989
- Förlovat land written by Gösta Linderholm Swedish 2001
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Big Wheel Cannonball
written by Vaughn Horton
English
1967
- Nejsem žádnej Rambo written by Mirek Rob Czech 1995
- The Cardinal Cannonball written by Mickey Clark English 1983
- Geisternachtexpress written by Gunter Gabriel German 1979
- Rälsbussen till Östersund written by Janne Bäckman Swedish 1982
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Wabash Cannon Ball
written by William Kindt
English
1929