Show Sand I I observed a locomotive in the railroad yard one day I I was waiting in the roundhouse where I the locomotives stay I It was panting for the journey it was I coaled ana manned And it had a box the fireman was filling full of sand I appears that locomotives cannot always al-ways get a grip On their slender iron pavement cause the wheels are apt to slip And when they reach a slippery spot their tactics l er command And to get a grip upon the rail they sprinkle it with sand Its about the way with travel along lifes slippery track I your load is rather heavy and youre already sliding back So if a common locomotive you completely com-pletely understand Youll provide yourself in starting with a good supply of sand I your track is steep and hilly and you have a heavy grade And if those whove gone before you have the rails quite slippery made I you ever reach the summit of the upper tableland Youll find youll have to do it with a liberal use of sand I you strike some rigid weather and discover dis-cover to your cost That youre liable to slip on a heavy coat of rust Then some prompt decided action will be Thpnc Yl into demand And youll slip way to the bottom if you havent any sand You can get to any station that is on lifes schedule seen I theres fire beneath the boiler of ambitions am-bitions strong machine And youll reach a place called Flushtown at a rate of speed thats grand glve I for all the slippery ger you ye a good supply of sandEx |