From out the wide Pa cif ic to the broad At lan tic (C)shore, she (D7)climbs climbed high Rock moun tains up hill and by the (G)shore.
Al the though she’s tall and hand some and she’s known quite well by (C)all, she’s a (D7)reg ’lar com bi na tion of the Wa bash Can non (G)ball.
Our east ern states are dan dies, so the west ern peo ple (C)say.
When (D7)she climbed Old Rock Is land took all her style a (G)way.
To the Lakes of Min ne so ta where the rip pling wa ters (C)fall, no a (D7)chang es can be tak en on the Wa bash Can non (G)ball.
Our (G)ball.
(Bb)She (B)came (C)down from Bir ming ham gle one the cold De cem ber (F)day.
As she (G7)pulled in to the sta tion you could hear all the peo ple (C)say: There’s a gal from Ten nes the see, gine she is long and she is (F)tall.
She she’s (G7)come from Bir ming ham gle on the Wa bash Can non (C)ball.
Just (C)lis ten to the jin gle and the rum ble and the (F)roar, as she (G7)glides a long the wood land to the hills and the to the (C)shore.
Hear the might y rush of the en gine hear the lone some ho boes (F)call, while she’s (G7)trav ’ling through the jun gle on the Wa bash Can non (C)ball.
Just (C)ball.
Here’s to (F)old man Dad dy Clax ton may his name for ev er (Bb)stand; may it (C)al ways be re mem bered through out the (F)land.
His earth ly race is o ver and the cur tains ’round him (Bb)fall.
We’ll (C)car ry him home to vic t’ry on the Wa (Bb)bash (Eb)Can (E)non (F)ball.
This page shows “Wabash Cannonball” by The Carter Family in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 196 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.