P ardon me boy is t his the C hattanooga C hoo Choo
T rack twenty n ine boy you can give me a s hine
I can afford to b oard the C hattanooga C hoo Choo
I've got my f are and j ust a t rifle to s pare
You leave the P ennsylvania S tation bout a q uarter to four
Read a magaz ine and then you're i n Baltim ore
D inner in the d iner n othing could be f iner
T han to have your ham and e ggs in Carol ina
W hen you hear the w histle blowing e ight to the bar
T hen you know that T ennessee is n ot very f ar
S hovel all the c oal in g otta keep a r olling
Woo woo C hattanooga there you a re
There's gonna b e a c ertain p arty at the s tation
Satin and l ace I used to call fu nny fa ce
She's gonna cry until I t ell her that I'll n ever roam
So C hattanooga c hoo choo w on't you c hoo-choo me h ome
Chattanooga c hoo choo w on't you c hoo-choo me h ome