***Great sourcebook for buskers!***
Relive the glory days of railroading with this great book of railroad music and folklore. Written by musician and folklorist Wayne Erbsen, Railroad Fever includes railroad oddities, poetry of the rails, railroad diner lingo, strange railroad laws, train heroes and villains, hobo slang, railroad trivia and porter's secret codes. The book contains the lyrics to many classic railroad songs including: The Death of John Henry; Kansas City Railroad; The Longest Train; and 13 more. As a bonus, the book is filled with many wonderful photographs of old time steam engines. 80 pp. This book is now out of print,so grab it while you can!
Songs are:
| Blue Train | Wayne Erbsen | |
| Down At Dinah's Diner | Wayne Erbsen | |
| Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill! | Arr. By Thomas F. Casey | |
| Early Morning Train | Wayne Erbsen | |
| He's Coming To Us Dead | Gussie L. Davis | |
| In The Baggage Coach Ahead | Gussie L. Davis | |
| Jordan Is A Hard Road To Travel | Daniel D. Emmett | |
| Kansas City Railroad | Riley Puckett | |
| Paddy Works On The Railway | ||
| Red And Green Signal Lights | Arr. By Henry V. Neal And Gussie L. Davis | |
| The Death Of John Henry | Wayne Erbsen | |
| The Hell-Bound Train | ||
| The Little Red Caboose | William S. Hays | |
| The Longest Train | ||
| The Railroad Blues | Wayne Erbsen | |
| Working On The New Railroad | Wayne Erbsen |