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  • Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat
    The Cat of the Railway Train
    There's a whisper down the line at eleven thirty-nine
    When the Night Mail's ready to depart
    Saying, "Skimble, where is Skimble?
    Has he gone to hunt the thimble?
    We must find him or the train can't start"
    All the guards and all the porters
    And the station master's daughters
    Would be searching high and low
    Saying "Skimble where is Skimble
    For unless he's very nimble
    Then the night mail just can't go."
    At eleven forty-two with the signal overdue
    And the passengers all frantic to a man
    That's when I would appear and I'd saunter to the rear
    I'd been busy in the luggage van!
    Then he gave one flash of his glass-green eyes
    And the signal went "All Clear!"
    They'd be off at last to the northern part of the Northern Hemisphere!
    Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat
    The Cat of the Railway Train
    You might say that by and large
    It was me who was in charge of the Sleeping Car Express
    From the driver and the guards to the bagmen playing cards
    I would supervise them all more or less
    Down the corridor he paces and examines all the faces
    Of the travellers in the first and the third
    He establishes control by a regular patrol
    And he'd know at once if anything occurred
    He would watch you without winking
    And he saw what you were thinking
    And it's certain that he didn't approve
    Of hilarity and riot
    So that folk were very quiet
    When Skimble was about and on the move
    You could play no pranks with Skimbleshanks!
    He's a cat that cannot be ignored
    So nothing went wrong on the Northern Mail
    When Skimbleshanks was aboard
    It was very pleasant when they'd found their little den
    With their name written up on the door
    And the berth was very neat with a newly folded sheet
    And not a speck of dust upon the floor
    There was every sort of light
    You could make it dark or bright
    And a button you could turn to make a breeze
    And a funny little basin you're supposed to wash your face in
    And a crank to shut the window should you sneeze
    Then the guard looked in politely and would ask you very brightly,
    "Do you like your morning tea weak or strong?"
    But I was just behind him and was ready to remind him
    For Skimble won't let anything go wrong
    When they crept into their cosy berth
    And pulled up the counterpane
    They all could reflect that it was very nice
    To know that they wouldn't be bothered by mice
    They can leave all that to the Railway Cat
    The Cat of the Railway Train
    Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat
    The Cat of the Railway Train
    In the watches of the night I was always fresh and bright
    Every now and then I'd have a cup of tea
    With perhaps a drop of Scotch while I was keeping on the watch
    Only stopping here and there to catch a flea
    They were fast asleep at Crewe and so they never knew
    That I was walking up and down the station
    They were sleeping all the while I was busy at Carlisle
    Where I met the station master with elation
    They might see me at Dumfries if I summoned the police
    If there was anything they ought to know about
    When they got to Gallowgate there they did not have to wait
    For Skimbleshanks would help them to get out!
    And he gives a wave of his long brown tail
    Which says "I'll see you again!
    You'll meet without fail on the Midnight Mail
    The Cat of the Railway Train!"

  • [00:05.670]Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat
    [00:10.410]The Cat of the Railway Train
    [00:15.800]There's a whisper down the line at eleven thirty-nine
    [00:19.090]When the Night Mail's ready to depart
    [00:22.410]Saying, "Skimble, where is Skimble?
    [00:23.980]Has he gone to hunt the thimble?
    [00:25.570]We must find him or the train can't start"
    [00:28.970]All the guards and all the porters
    [00:30.590]And the station master's daughters
    [00:32.310]Would be searching high and low
    [00:35.530]Saying "Skimble where is Skimble
    [00:37.170]For unless he's very nimble
    [00:39.040]Then the night mail just can't go."
    [00:42.180]At eleven forty-two with the signal overdue
    [00:45.640]And the passengers all frantic to a man
    [00:48.840]That's when I would appear and I'd saunter to the rear
    [00:52.410]I'd been busy in the luggage van!
    [00:57.110]Then he gave one flash of his glass-green eyes
    [01:00.580]And the signal went "All Clear!"
    [01:03.800]They'd be off at last to the northern part of the Northern Hemisphere!
    [01:09.450]Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat
    [01:14.100]The Cat of the Railway Train
    [01:19.090]You might say that by and large
    [01:20.970]It was me who was in charge of the Sleeping Car Express
    [01:25.690]From the driver and the guards to the bagmen playing cards
    [01:29.040]I would supervise them all more or less
    [01:32.550]Down the corridor he paces and examines all the faces
    [01:35.500]Of the travellers in the first and the third
    [01:38.860]He establishes control by a regular patrol
    [01:42.020]And he'd know at once if anything occurred
    [01:45.480]He would watch you without winking
    [01:47.110]And he saw what you were thinking
    [01:48.830]And it's certain that he didn't approve
    [01:51.920]Of hilarity and riot
    [01:53.760]So that folk were very quiet
    [01:55.680]When Skimble was about and on the move
    [02:00.360]You could play no pranks with Skimbleshanks!
    [02:03.610]He's a cat that cannot be ignored
    [02:06.960]So nothing went wrong on the Northern Mail
    [02:10.290]When Skimbleshanks was aboard
    [02:15.740]It was very pleasant when they'd found their little den
    [02:18.700]With their name written up on the door
    [02:21.850]And the berth was very neat with a newly folded sheet
    [02:25.240]And not a speck of dust upon the floor
    [02:28.560]There was every sort of light
    [02:30.210]You could make it dark or bright
    [02:32.080]And a button you could turn to make a breeze
    [02:35.120]And a funny little basin you're supposed to wash your face in
    [02:38.640]And a crank to shut the window should you sneeze
    [02:41.790]Then the guard looked in politely and would ask you very brightly,
    [02:45.440]"Do you like your morning tea weak or strong?"
    [02:48.730]But I was just behind him and was ready to remind him
    [02:52.500]For Skimble won't let anything go wrong
    [02:56.770]When they crept into their cosy berth
    [03:00.500]And pulled up the counterpane
    [03:03.690]They all could reflect that it was very nice
    [03:06.940]To know that they wouldn't be bothered by mice
    [03:10.270]They can leave all that to the Railway Cat
    [03:13.560]The Cat of the Railway Train
    [03:16.230]Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat
    [03:20.980]The Cat of the Railway Train
    [03:26.180]In the watches of the night I was always fresh and bright
    [03:29.580]Every now and then I'd have a cup of tea
    [03:32.670]With perhaps a drop of Scotch while I was keeping on the watch
    [03:36.040]Only stopping here and there to catch a flea
    [03:39.260]They were fast asleep at Crewe and so they never knew
    [03:42.470]That I was walking up and down the station
    [03:45.640]They were sleeping all the while I was busy at Carlisle
    [03:48.860]Where I met the station master with elation
    [03:52.280]They might see me at Dumfries if I summoned the police
    [03:55.460]If there was anything they ought to know about
    [03:58.780]When they got to Gallowgate there they did not have to wait
    [04:02.360]For Skimbleshanks would help them to get out!
    [04:11.830]And he gives a wave of his long brown tail
    [04:16.240]Which says "I'll see you again!
    [04:19.420]You'll meet without fail on the Midnight Mail
    [04:22.710]The Cat of the Railway Train!"
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