The wabash Cannonball

From the great Atlantic Ocean
To the wide Pacific shore
From the queen of flowing mountains
To the southland by the shore
She's a-mighty¹ tall and handsome
And known² quite well by all
She's the mighty engine of
The Wabash Cannonball
Great cities of importance
We see along the way
Chicago and St. Louis
Rock Island, so they say
Springfield and Decatur
Peoria above all
You can reach your destination
On the Wabash Cannonball
This train, she runs to Quincy
Monroe and Mexico
She runs to Kansas City
And she's never running slow
She runs right into Denver
Where she makes an awful squall
They all know by the whistle³
She's the Wabash Cannonball
There're many other cities
That you can go and see
St. Paul and Minneapolis
Ashtabula, Kankakee
The lakes of Minnehaha
Where the laughing waters fall
You'll reach them by no other
But the Wabash Cannonball
So, listen to the jingle
The rumble and the roar
As she glides along the woodland
Through the hills and by the shore
Hear the mighty rush of the engine
Hear that lonesome hobo call
You're traveling through the jungles on
The Wabash Cannonball
You're traveling through the jungles on
The Wabash Cannonball

1 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

2 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

3 whistle   

n.口哨，汽笛，啸啸声，口哨声；vi. 吹口哨，鸣汽笛，发嘘嘘声；vt.用口哨通知

参考例句：

• We heard the whistle of a train.我们听到了火车的汽笛声。
• He gave a loud whistle of surprise.他吹了一声响亮的口哨表示惊讶。