The Elephant Riders

[Verse 1]

I'll keep pulling on the towpath

You keep floating on the river

Yeah, till the day is done

Keep on keeping on the low road

Chesapeake and Ohio

'cause on the higher ground

You will find

[Chorus]

Elephant riders

To the northwest bring news from father

[Verse 2]

Looking like it's always closing

The Salty Dog is always open

Here, I got an I.O.U

Clickity clack clack, clickity clack clack

Baltimore and Ohio

Clickity clack clack, clickity clack clack

Roll on, roll on

[Pre-Chorus]

On our way to Washington where work is done by men with gavels

I heard a sound that just about removed me from my filly's saddle

Just outside of Antietam, where once there was a mighty battle

I heard the rhythm of the hammers beating the rail lines together

[Chorus]

Elephant riders

To the northwest bring news of battle

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]

Don't be eating all the hard tack

Between we two, there's half a small sack

Still, we got miles to go

Giddy up, pony, giddy up, pony

Camptown Race is five miles long

Giddy up pony, giddy up pony

Ride on, ride on

[Pre-Chorus]

On our way to Washington where work is done by men with gavels

I heard a sound that just about removed me from my filly's saddle

Just outside of Antietam, where once there was a mighty battle

I heard the rhythm of the hammers beating the rail lines together

[Chorus]

Elephant riders

To the northwest bring news from father

Elephant riders

To the northwest bring news of battle