Galleria Dele Armi Lyrics - Terry Allen

During the time of the Second World War 

A small town in Italy, death came aboard 

Train number 8017, it wasn't strafing of bombing 

Clandestine de-railings, it was just some bad coal 

The stockyard was selling 

Climb aboard everybody 

To Galleria dele Armi 

Train 8017 to hell or to heaven 

Train 8017 climb aboard 

All the allied forces shut down the town 

Made rich men and poor men, the same poor 

So they hid in the night shivered 'til the 8017 came 

Their families were starving in the village of Bovano 

They had to break the rules just to try to find food 

Climb aboard everybody 

To Galleria dele Armi 

Train 8017 to hell of to heaven 

Train 8017 climb aboard 

Just through the mountains is Galleria dele Armi 

A rich valley so fertile and full 

And only one train can get there 

There's only one tunnel to pass through 

But the train it stopped in the middle of the tunnel 

And smoke from bad coal turned black 

The 500 from Bovano who hungered 

But died before they got through 

Climb aboard everybody 

To Galleria dele Armi 

Train 8017 

Train 8017 climb aboard 

During the time of the Second World War 

A small town in Italy, death came aboard