The Little Engine That Could Lyrics - Burl Ives

There was a little railroad train with loads and loads of toys 

All starting out to find a home with little girls and boys 

And as that little railroad train began to chug along 

The little engine up in front was heard to sing this song 

Choo choo, choo choo, choo choo, choo choo, I feel so good today 

Oh, clear the track, oh clickety clack, I?ll go my merry way 

The little train went roaring on, so fast, it seemed to fly 

Until it reached a mountain rising almost to the sky 

The little engine moaned and groaned and huffed and puffed away 

But halfway to the top it just gave up and seemed to say 

I can't go on, I can't go on, I'm weary as can be 

I can't go on, I can't go on, this job is not for me 

The toys got out to push but all in vain alas, alack 

And then a great big engine came a whistling down the track 

They asked if it would kindly pull them up the mountain side 

But with a high and mighty sneer it scornfully replied 

don't bother me, don't bother me to pull the likes of you 

Don't bother me, don't bother me, I've better things to do 

The toys all started crying ?cause that engine was so mean 

And then there came another one, the smallest ever seen 

But though it seemed that she could hardly pull herself along 

She hitched on to the train and as she pulled she sang this song 

I think I can, I think I can, I think I have a plan 

And I can do 'most anything if I only think I can 

Then up that great big mountain with the cars all full of toys 

And soon they reached the waiting arms of happy girls and boy 

And though that ends the story it will do you lots of good 

To take a lesson from the little engine that could 

Just think you can, just think you can, just have that understood 

And very soon you'll start to say, I always knew I could 

I knew I could, I knew I could, I knew I could 

I knew I could, I knew I could, I knew I could, I knew I could