It reaches from Chicago to the city of LA
Three thousand miles of ties and rail make up the Santa Fe
A product of blood, sweat and tears, and it's number one today
It's Santa Fe, Santa Fe all the way
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Well, the big ol' freight just left the yards, burnin' up the rails
A headlight gleams and the whistle screams a lonesome sound and wail
Hot loads rollin' for the coast will be there in three days
On the Santa Fe, Santa Fe all the way
A million gandy dancers were sparkin' down the tracks
When the future of our country was ridin' on their backs
They came through in flyin' colors and it's still that way today
On the Santa Fe, Santa Fe all the way
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You can take it from old Johnny, I've rode them railroad tracks
From Fort Madison, Iowa to the Corwith yards and back
When you read it on a boxcar, believe them when they say
It's Santa Fe, Santa Fe all the way
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