Zoo Train Lyrics

When I ride the zoo train down the track
I hear roosters crow and ducks that quack
I see camels, bears and ostrich too
All aboard the train at the zoo

Here comes the zoo train down the track
Here comes the train, clickity clack
The whistle blows with a loud choo choo
All aboard the train at the zoo

I see elephants big, gray and strong
Giraffes with necks that are really long
Zebras with stripes, black and white
Signs that say the bears may bite

Here comes the zoo train down the track
Here comes the train clickity clack
The whistle blows with a loud choo choo
All aboard the train at the zoo
All aboard the train at the zoo
All aboard the train at the zoo

Copyright 2015 Lynn Leonti

Interesting and Fun Facts about Trains

The modern age of trains begun in early 1800s after the initial patent of James Watt for stationary steam engine expired.

• Today 40% of world’s freight cargo is transported via trains, and that number continues to grow with each year.
• Early pioneers of train development were James Watt, Oliver Evans, Matthew Murray, Richard Trevithick and George Stephenson. Their innovations enabled the rise of the modern train history.
• Total area of contact between train wheels and rail is little larger than one silver dollar.
• American first steam locomotive was imported from England in 1830. Their first American build train was built later during same year.
• First railway in Great Britain was made between 1603 and October 1604 as a simple “wagonway”. Modern railways came in 1800s.
• First underground railway was also made in London. This small network of tunnels had problems with steam engine smoke, but its popularity never wavered.
• Largest modern manufacturers of trains are General Electric and EMD (Electro-Motive Diesel).
• The longest train station in England is little over 600 meters long. That’s as large as 6 football fields.

Read More: http://www.trainhistory.net/train-facts/facts-about-trains/

 

 

Our Kid’s Songs About a Zoo Train is educational with fun upbeat contemporary music.