Track 12
The Mombassa train
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12 The Mombassa train
A true and very sad story ... the cover photo is from the shores of Lake Victoria where all he had to do was avoid the odd Hippo at dusk... but in the grounds of a posh hotel in Kenya, life can be much more dangerous... Back to the blues with a section after the break that becomes suitably funereal (New Orleans style).
The Mombassa train, he’s long sleek and brown
The Mombassa train, he’s long sleek and brown
You really need to see him, to see what’s going down
Thicker than a finger and eight inches long
He may be slow but you know he really comes on strong
The Mombassa train, he’s got legs not wheels
But the way he moves you’ll hardly believe he’s real
The Mombassa train, don’t get stopped by leaves on the line
I think he eats them for breakfast and says hey they’re mighty fine
I saw him coming, coming down the track
I did my best to turn him back
But some tourist with a clumsy shoe
My Mombassa train he made a mess out of you
The Mombassa train, my poor segmented friend
He looked so good but he came to a sticky end