[ti:Texas and Pacific] [ar:Louis Jordan] [al:The Magic Greatest Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Texas and Pacific - Louis Jordan [00:05.93]Written by:Louis Thomas Jordan [00:11.87]I know you heard of the Chattanooga Choo Choo [00:14.77]The Rock Island the New York Central the New Haven and Hartford [00:18.63]The Pennsylvania the Missoura Pacific the Southern Pacific the [00:23.28]Northern Pacific is terrific [00:25.52]Oh but Jack you heard of the IC and the Santa Fee [00:29.01]But you gotta take a ride on the TP [00:31.45]I'm bidin' time aboard the Texas and Pacific [00:34.69]Past big 'D' didn't stay [00:37.34]About a half and hour to be specific [00:40.49]Cowtown's just a short way [00:43.08]Headin' southwest on the Texas and Pacific [00:46.28]Big wheels clackin' around [00:48.63]All the sights that I take in are quite terrific [00:52.04]I'm west Texas bound [00:54.63]Say mister porter I wired my gal [00:57.76]She's waitin' in El Paso for me [01:00.40]Say mister porter Wes Pecos no less [01:03.55]My Stetson needs a dustin' and my pants need a press [01:06.36]I guess I'll have to find a half to tip the porter [01:09.43]15 minutes he says [01:12.11]When I arrive we'll take a trip across the border [01:15.31]Honeymoon in Juarez [01:17.90]Cause the TP Special gets me there in much less [02:16.31]Say mister porter I wired my gal [02:19.44]She's waitin' in El Paso for me [02:21.99]Say mister porter Wes Pecos no less [02:25.30]My Stetson needs a dustin' and my pants need a press [02:28.01]I guess I'll have to find a half to tip the porter [02:31.15]15 minutes he says [02:33.78]When I arrive we'll take a trip across the border [02:37.01]Honeymoon in Juarez [02:39.69]Cause the TP Special gets me there in much less [02:59.75]TP