Chicago North-Western

White men came, for God they fought

Turning the prairies into fertile crops

Suffer the Indian, his heritage lost

All on the faith of a train

Throughout Dakota and most the Midwest

Towns, they came and towns, they went

Bear in mind, they're coming yet

All on the faith of a train

Chicago North-Western

Keep on gathering speed

Oh Chicago North-Western

You've got a country to feed

Oh the prettiest thing I ever did see

Was that fire eating steaming machine

Bringing true the American dream

Chicago North-Western

Districts west of Water Town

Farmland sold for sweat on the ground

Men gathered families and sharpened plows

All on the faith of a train

Banker's men, dressed in black

Hid their madness beneath silk hats

Took the farmer for all he had

All on the faith of a train

Chicago North-Western

Keep on gathering speed

Chicago North-Western

You've got a country to feed

Oh the prettiest thing I ever did see

Was that fire eating steaming machine

Bringing true the American dream

Chicago North-Western

If you're young and wondering how

They're gonna feed all the starving crowds

If you're a country that's reaching out

Put all your faith on the train

Chicago North-Western

Keep on gathering speed

Chicago North-Western

You've got a country to feed

Oh the prettiest damn thing I've ever seen

Was that fire eating steaming machine

Bringing true the American dream

Chicago North-Western