Rocket And Novelty

Rocket and Novelty was in for a race
Rainhill, England was the name of the place
Back in eighteen hundred and twenty-nine
The two came speeding on down the line
Leaving a cloud of smoke for miles behind
Shoveling coal, blowing whistles and mines

Rocket, Novelty
Dinosaurs of the railroad line
Rocket, Novelty
Future machines with a modern design

Struggling along the heavy miles
In locomotive competition called the Rainhill Trials
Horses of steam, which one's gonna rule
On the railroad from Manchester to Liverpool
Battle between the old and the new
Was gonna change the world for me and you
People that gathered around the tracks
Saw them shaking all the others off their backs

Rocket, Novelty
Dinosaurs of the railroad line
Rocket, Novelty
Future machines with a modern design
Struggling along the heavy miles
In locomotive competition called the Rainhill Trials

Novelty set out at a flying speed
But after half the stretch Rocket took the lead
Rocket from England and Novelty from Sweden
Yeah, a lot was at stake when the two came speeding
For the big prize money of five hundred pounds
When suddenly Novelty's engine broke down

Rocket, Novelty
Dinosaurs of the railroad line
Rocket, Novelty
Future machines with a modern design
Struggling along the heavy miles
In locomotive competition called the Rainhill Trials

Rocket, Novelty
Dinosaurs of the railroad line
Rocket, Novelty
Future machines with a modern design
Struggling along the heavy miles
In locomotive competition called the Rainhill Trials