The Last Of A Dying Breed Lyrics - Dr. Hook

(Joel Jaffe) 

Hey look at that train heading down the track 

And look at that smoke coming out the stack 

Fifty-five miles an hour, now ain't that speed 

Well, she's riding high wide and handsome and she's just what the country needs 

But the times have changed and she's the last of a dying breed 

Everybody take a look at that engineer 

His face looks worried but his eyes are clear 

He got a wife at home and six hungry kids to feed 

But his hand is steady on the throttle and he's just what the country needs 

But now the times have changed he's the last of a dying breed 

Yeah, now look at that farmer with a two-bottom plow 

Three hundred acres an empty hay mow 

Two hundred acres ain't nothing but dust and weeds 

Well, he's upright, straight and honest and he's just what the country needs 

But the times have changed, he's the last of a dying breed 

Hey, hey, hey there goes a fellow in a ten-gallon hat 

High heeled boots and a lariat 

Six shooter hanging way down around his knees 

Well, he cool and independent and he's just what the country needs 

But the times have changed, he's the last of a dying breed 

Well, now he out on the highway with his old guitar 

Flagging down semi's and travelling far 

Talking with farmers and truck-driving men and thieves 

Well, the leavings for the old folkies, ain't nothing but stems and seeds 

Cause the times have changed, he's the last of a dying breed 

(c) 1977 Whispering Wind Publishing Co.