The Great Locomotive Chase Lyrics

In the year of '62, in the month of April

A daring raid was planned to give the South a chill

James J. Andrews and his brave Union men

Stole the General locomotive in the dawn's early spin

Oh, the Great Locomotive Chase, what a wild, wild ride

With Andrews and his raiders, running far and wide

From Big Shanty to Chattanooga, through the South they raced

In the Great Locomotive Chase, they left a lasting trace

They took the train from Big Shanty, heading north they went

The plan was to disrupt the rails, and the Southern troops prevent

William Fuller, the conductor, saw his train was gone

He grabbed the Texas engine, and the chase was on

Oh, the Great Locomotive Chase, what a wild, wild ride

With Andrews and his raiders, running far and wide

From Big Shanty to Chattanooga, through the South they raced

In the Great Locomotive Chase, they left a lasting trace

Through Kennesaw Mountain, they flew like the wind

Switching tracks and burning rails, causing Southern heads to spin

Fuller wouldn't give up, with the Texas he pursued

Determined to reclaim the General and stop the Union crew

The raiders ran out of steam, near Ringgold, Georgia town

With Fuller hot on their trail, they knew they were going down

Captured and imprisoned, but their story still was told

Of bravery and daring in the days of blue and gold

Oh, the Great Locomotive Chase, what a wild, wild ride

With Andrews and his raiders, running far and wide

From Big Shanty to Chattanooga, through the South they raced

In the Great Locomotive Chase, they left a lasting trace

Now history remembers that chase on the rails

The courage of those raiders and their epic Union tales

The Great Locomotive Chase, in the annals of the past

A testament to bravery, and a story built to last