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Ian Anderson The Engineer Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.57/10 [23 votes]Album: Homo Erraticus / Original Release Date: 2014-04-15Genre: Prog-Rock/Art RockSong Duration: 3 min 11 sec
The Engineer
Ian Anderson
Ian Anderson
IAN ANDERSON
- The Engineer LyricsAll along the new straight track we
plough the old fields under.
Seven good feet and a quarter inch,
broad rails to steal the thunder.
100 picks in '36 sent navvies to meet their maker
as black Box Tunnel worms its way
past the Company undertaker.
Hard, cast in iron, that engineer:
God bless Isambard!
Piston-scraping, furnace-busting,
(he) plays the winning card.
Rain, Steam, Speed at Maidenhead -
Turner's vision wide.
Over bridges, girders, hot-driven
rivets safely guide
passenger wagons from Paddington
to Bristol's briny blue.
On to break the waves, with a thousand
horses, turn the churning screw.
Hard, cast in iron, that engineer:
God bless Isambard!
Piston-scraping, furnace-busting,
(he) plays the winning card.
But those bonnie lads from way 'oop
North, had to have the final laugh:
the ripe new age was the standard
gauge, four foot, eight and a half.
And rolling out across all Europe,
across the mad, bad Empire world
came the age of steam and the engines
roaring, bold brazen Jack unfurled.
Arching palaces at Praed Street,
stand lofty and serene;
home to their maker and his last two
miles to sleepy Kensal Green.
Hard, cast in iron, that engineer:
God bless Isambard!
Piston-scraping, furnace-busting,
(he) plays the winning card.
plough the old fields under.
Seven good feet and a quarter inch,
broad rails to steal the thunder.
100 picks in '36 sent navvies to meet their maker
as black Box Tunnel worms its way
past the Company undertaker.
Hard, cast in iron, that engineer:
God bless Isambard!
Piston-scraping, furnace-busting,
(he) plays the winning card.
Rain, Steam, Speed at Maidenhead -
Turner's vision wide.
Over bridges, girders, hot-driven
rivets safely guide
passenger wagons from Paddington
to Bristol's briny blue.
On to break the waves, with a thousand
horses, turn the churning screw.
Hard, cast in iron, that engineer:
Piston-scraping, furnace-busting,
(he) plays the winning card.
But those bonnie lads from way 'oop
North, had to have the final laugh:
the ripe new age was the standard
gauge, four foot, eight and a half.
And rolling out across all Europe,
across the mad, bad Empire world
came the age of steam and the engines
roaring, bold brazen Jack unfurled.
Arching palaces at Praed Street,
stand lofty and serene;
home to their maker and his last two
miles to sleepy Kensal Green.
Hard, cast in iron, that engineer:
God bless Isambard!
Piston-scraping, furnace-busting,
(he) plays the winning card.
Facts about The Engineer
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The Engineer is written by Ian Scott Anderson.
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It is first released on April 15, 2014 as part of Ian Anderson's album "Homo Erraticus" which includes 15 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
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The Engineer falls under the genres Prog-Rock, Art Rock.
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The Engineer song length is 3 minutes and 11 seconds.
Who wrote The Engineer lyrics?
The Engineer is written by Ian Scott Anderson.
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When was The Engineer released?
It is first released on April 15, 2014 as part of Ian Anderson's album "Homo Erraticus" which includes 15 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
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Which genre is The Engineer?
The Engineer falls under the genres Prog-Rock, Art Rock.
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How long is the song The Engineer?
The Engineer song length is 3 minutes and 11 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Ian Scott Anderson
Record Label(s): 2014 Ian Anderson Under Licence To Kscope
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