Wabash Cannonball [Baritone Ukulele ] cords & lyrics in Description ]
Jan 22, 2026
The Carter family made one of the first recordings of Wabash Cannonball in 1929 though it was not released until 1932.Another popular version was recorded by Roy Acuff in 1936.The Acuff version is one of the fewer then 40 all time singles to have sold 10 million physical copies worldwide.
[D] From the great Atlantic ocean to the wide Pacific [G] shore
From the [A7] green and flowing mountains
through the hills and by the [D] shore
[D] She's mighty tall and handsome and known quite well by [G] all
She [A7] is the combination on the Wabash Cannon-[D]ball
[D] Now listen to the jingle, the rumble and the [G] roar As she [A7] glides along the woodlands through the hills and by the [D] shore [D] Hear the mighty rushing engine, hear the lonesome hobos [G] call You're [A7] traveling through the jungles on the Wabash Cannon-[D]ball.
[D] She came down from Birmingham one cold December [G] day
As she [A7] rolled into the station you could hear the people [D] say
[D] This train's a wondrous vision, she is long and she is [G] tall
She [A7] came from Birmingham on the Wabash Cannon-[D]ball
[D] Our eastern states are dandy so the people always [G] say
From [A7] New York to St Louis and Chicago by the [D] way
[D] From the hills of Minnesota where the rippling waters [G] fall
No [A7] changes can be taken on that Wabash Cannon-[D]ball
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