From the recording A Merry Little While
Lyrics and music by Esther Wheaton
Lyrics
Can you hear the train a-comin’
All the children come a-runnin’
Christmastime will be arrivin’ by rail
All around the snow is fallin’
But the railroad signal’s callin’
Christmastime will soon be rollin’ into town
Here comes the tree that grandfather sends
From thousands of miles away
Cross rivers and valleys, ‘round mountains and bends
It’s Christmas come today
Even though the times are hard
And the money don’t go far
Christmastime comes in a boxcar by rail
And for all our Christmas wishin’
It’s a family tradition
Christmastime comes to the station by rail