Shangri-Las The Train from Kansas City Lyrics:
[Instrumental intro highlighted by train chugging & train whistles.]
[Backup:]
Baby, baby, please believe me.
I would never, never do anything to hurt you.
[Mary/(Backup):]
Baby, baby, please believe me./(Baby, baby -- baby.)
[Mary:]
I would never, never do anything to you,
To make you blue.
But yesterday I got this letter,
From a boy I loved,
Before I ever knew you.
Before I even knew you.
[Sound of train whistle.]
[All:]
And the train from Kansas City,
Is comin' into town.
The train from Kansas City,
[Backup:]
Is a-comin'.
[Mary:]
Nothin' I can do can make it turn around.
[Sound of train chugging.]
[All:]
Baby, baby,
[Mary:]
Please don't worry.
Nothin' in this world could tear us apart
We'll never, never part.
[All:]
So wait right here,
[Mary:]
And I will hurry,
I'll be back in the time it takes to break a heart.
I gotta break his heart.
[Sound of train whistle.]
[All:]
Yes, the train from Kansas City,
Is comin' into town.
The train from Kansas City,
[Backup:]
Is a-comin'.
[Mary:]
[ Find more Lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.org/hGRn ]Nothin' I can do can make it turn around.
[Sound of train chugging.]
[Mary:]
Well, I never answered his letter.
I just couldn't tell him that way.
[Backup:]
Oh, yeah.
[Mary:]
No, I never answered his letter,
'Cause I didn't know what to say.
[All:]
Now I'm going down to the station,
He'll be there at ten after two.
[Backup:]
Oh, yeah.
[All:]
I'll show him the ring on my finger,
[Mary:]
I don't know what else I can do.
[All:]
Oh, the train from Kansas City,
Is comin' into town.
The train from Kansas City,
[Backup:]
Is a-comin'.
[Mary:]
Nothin' I can do can make it turn around.
[Sound of train chugging.]
[Backup:]
Here comes the train.
Here comes the train.
Here comes the train.
[THE TRAIN FROM KANSAS CITY]
[Written by: Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich.]
[Performed by: The Shangri-Las [1] [1a] [2] -1965.]
[Appears on: "Right Now & Not Later" (B-side: "The Train from Kansas City"
45 RPM)-1965, Shangri-Las '65-1965, Teen Anguish, Vol. 2-1972*, I Can Never
Go Home Anymore-1978, Leader of the Pack-1992, 1999, 2003 & 2004; Remember
the Shangri-Las at Their Best-1990, The Red Bird Story-1991*, Myrmidons of
Melodrama-1994 & 2002, The Shangri-Las Greatest Hits-1996 [3] , The Very Best
of the Shangri-Las-2000, 20th Century Masters: The Shangri-Las Millennium
Collection-2002, The Leaders of the Pack-2005, Golden Legends: The
Shangri-Las-2006, Dead: The Grim Reaper's Greatest Hits-2006*, The
Shangri-Las Remebered-2008, et al. (*Compilation of various artists.)]
[1] Personnel: Identical twins, Mary Anne & Marguerite "Marge" Ganser and
siblings, Mary & Elizabeth "Betty" Weiss
[1a] , formed the original act. Mary
Weiss was the main, lead singer, Betty, however, took lead on "Maybe," and
a number of B-sides and album tracks, Marge Ganser took lead on "I'm Blue"
and Mary Ann Ganser took the lead on "Sophisticated Boom Boom."]
[1a] Because Betty was underage, her mother did not allow her to tour until
1966, when she became 18. As a result she often did not appear in photos,
and many fans believed the Shangri-Las were a trio. Few pictures show all 4
of the girls.]
[2] Covered by: Neko Case, Shop Assistants & Superchunk.]
[3] Transcribed from the track on this album.]
Lyrics: The Train from Kansas City, Shangri-Las [end] 