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:
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.
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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-Las11a2-1965.
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-19963, 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.)

1Personnel: Identical twins, Mary Anne & Marguerite "Marge" Ganser and
siblings, Mary & Elizabeth "Betty" Weiss1a, 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."

1aBecause 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.

2Covered by: Neko Case, Shop Assistants & Superchunk.

3Transcribed from the track on this album.