Come on man...everybody and their dog knows what Quick Nick is about!
Nick Beeson, baby!Nick freakin' Beeson!!
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Story behind the song
Well,
as a young fresh faced brakeman,I had heard of the legend of engineman Nick Beeson,and by God,one day I finally had the pleasure to work with him,and every RIGHT ON word of his RIGHT ON reputation proved to be RIGHT ON true.
This is the first song I ever made up while actually working on a train.
Nick looked over on one occasion and asked me,"What the hell are you writing?"
"A letter to my mom", I replied.
To this day I still carry on his tradition,as do many other Jasper railroaders.
There are fewer finer feelings in life than the anticipation during the drive home from work ,singing a freshly made up song out loud so you don't forget the key or melody,until you can grab your instrument of choice and flesh it out...
Lyrics
For years on the rails I've grinned and beared
Many flirts with catastrophe
While working with hogheads who have scared
The BeJesus out of me.
From Sideswipe Stan to Drawbar Dan
Ron Run the Red and Pull Apart Paul,
But there's one hoghead who has instead
Made the shitty trips worth it all...
Well he's Quick Nick the engineman
Running that train with a throttlin' hand
Jamming it to the eighth notch and we're gone.
He's our favourite engineer
'cause when that C.T.C. says clear
Through the engine's whine you can hear him shout, "Right on!"
We got a ninety nine thousand ton one unit drag
And the dispatcher is on the rag
And that wanker wants to put us in the hole
And make us wait.
Well that don't go over too well with Nick
so he gets on that radio quick
And smiles and says,"I'm a-gonna set that bitch straight."
'cause I'm Quick Nick the engineman
Running that train with a throttlin' hand
Jamming it to the eighth notch and we're gone
He's our favourite engineer
'cause when that C.T.C. says clear
Through the engine's whine you can hear him shout, "Right on!"
He's got a wrinkley face and a twinkley eye
And when he gets on that coffee high
He'll laugh and spit and joke each time he speaks
Well it might sound funny but I swear it's true
When he tells a railroad story or two
I wanna go sit on his lap and pinch his rusty old cheeks.
'cause he's Quick Nick the engineman
Running that train with a throttlin' hand
Jamming it to the eighth notch and we're gone
He's our favourite engineer
'cause when that C.T.C. says clear
Through the engine's whine you can hear him shout, "Right on!"
He laughs and waves to everyone
We pass and sometimes just for fun
He'll speed a little bit ,but he never gets caught
He even makes those uphill climbs
Go by as fast as stink .Sometimes
I wish he was my dad but I'm glad he's not.
He's just Quick Nick the engineman
Running that train with a throttlin' hand
Jamming it to the eighth notch and we're gone
He's our favourite engineer
'cause when that C.T.C. says clear
Through the engine's whine you can hear him shout, "Right on!"