文本歌词

original cast - Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat
Skimbleshanks the railway cat
The cat of the railway train
There's a whisper down the
Line at eleven thirty-nine
When the night mail's ready to depart
Saying 'Skimble
Where is Skimble has he gone to hunt the thimble
We must find him or the train can't start '
All the guards and all the porters
And the stationmaster's daughters
Would be searching high and low
Saying 'Skimble
Where is Skimble for unless he's very nimble
Then the night mail just can't go'
At eleven forty-two with the signal overdue
And the passengers all frantic to a man
That's when I would appear
And I'd saunter to the rear
I'd been busy in the luggage van
Then he gave one flash of his glass-green eyes
And the signal went 'All clear '
They'd be off at last for the
Northern part of the northern hemisphere
Skimbleshanks the railway cat
The cat of the railway train
You might say that by and large
It was me who was in charge
Of the sleeping car express
From the driver and the guards
To the bagmen playing cards
I would supervise them all more or less
Down the corridor he paces
And examines all the faces
Of the travellers in the first and the third
He established control by a regular patrol
And he'd know at once if anything occurred
He would watch you without winking
And he saw what you were thinking
And it's certain that he didn't approve
Of hilarity and riot so that folk were very quiet
When Skimble was about and on the move
You could play no pranks with Skimbleshanks
He's a cat that couldn't be ignored
So nothing went wrong on the northern mail
When Skimbleshanks was aboard
It was very pleasant
When they'd found their little den
With their name written up on the door
And the berth was very neat with
A newly folded sheet on
And not a speck of dust on the floor
There was every sort of light you
Could make it dark or bright
And a button you could turn to make a breeze
And a funny little basin you're
Supposed to wash your face in
And a crank to shut the window should you sneeze
Then the guard looked in politely
And would ask you very brightly
'Do you like your morning tea weak or strong '
But I just behind him and was ready to remind him
For Skimble won't let anything go wrong
When they crept into their cozy berth
And pulled the counterpane
They ought to reflect that it was very nice
To know that they wouldn't be bothered by mice
They can leave all that to the railway cat
The cat of the railway train
Skimbleshanks the railway cat
The cat of the railway train
In the watches of the night I was
Always fresh and bright
Every now and then I'd have a cup of tea
With perhaps a drop of scotch
While I was busy keeping on the watch
Only stopping here and there to catch a flea
They were fast asleep at Crewe
And so they never knew that I was
Walking up and down the station
They were sleeping all the
While I was busy at Carlisle
Where I met the stationmaster with elation
They might see me at Dumfries
If I summoned the police
If there was anything they ought to know about
When they got to Gallowgate
There they did not have to wait
For Skimbleshanks will help them to get out
And he gives you a wave of his long brown tail
Which says 'I'll see you again'
You'll meet without fail on the midnight mail
The cat of the railway train