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Down by the station early in the morning…

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Originating as far back as the 1930s, this song doesn’t carry any hidden meanings or secret insults. It’s just about a railroad station master watching the trains depart. Given its simplicity and innocent subject matter, it’s no surprise that it caught on as a children’s song.
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Robert Alexander/Archive Photos/Getty Images
Down by the station early in the morning…
- See the little pufferbellies all in a row
- Cows sitting on the tracks all in a row
- Just in time to see the conductor finish his breakfast
- Making sure I’m not too late to catch the eight o’clock
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