ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
(Ervin T. Rouse)

Roy Hall & His Blue Ridge Entertainers (vocal: Tommy Magness) - 1938
Ervin & Gordon Rouse - 1939
Chubby Wise - 1939
Bill Monroe - 1942
The Stanley Brothers - 1960
Johnny Cash - 1965
Flatt & Scruggs - 1967
Flying Burrito Brothers - 1972
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - 1972
Hank Williams Jr. - 1983
Marty Stuart & Clarence Tate - 1992

Also recorded by: Arizona Smoke Revue; Dolly Parton; Hoyt Axton;
Glen Campbell; Byron Berline; John Henry Gates; Vassar Clements;
Dennis Capslinger; The Buckaroos; Bluegrass Boys; Hank Thompson;
Boston Pops Orch.; Boundary Water Boys; Hank Snow; Buddy Emmons;
The Hellcasters; Fiddlin' Frenchie Bourke; Citigrass; Hank Snow;
Bill Black; Roy Clark; Gary Morse; Doug Bartlett; The Stonemans;
Benny Martin; The Clumsy Lovers; The Bluegrass Band; Hylo Brown;
Papa John Creach; Charlie Daniels; Jimmy Wakely; Johnnie & Jack;
Roy Hamilton; Doug Kershaw; Jim & Jesse; Ray Price; Chet Atkins;
George Jones; Al Hirt; Osborne Brothers; New Lost City Ramblers;
Rhonda Vincent; Jerry & Sky; Billy Vaughn Orch.; The Rosinators;
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys: ......... and many, many others.


Look a-yonder comin'
Comin' down that railroad track
Hey, look a-yonder comin'
Comin' down that railroad track
It's the Orange Blossom Special
Bringin' my baby back

Well, I'm going down to Florida
And get some sand in my shoes
Or maybe California
And get some sand in my shoes
I'll ride that Orange Blossom Special
And lose these New York blues

Hey, talk about a-ramblin'
She's the fastest train on the line
Talk about a-travellin'
She's the fastest train on the line
It's that Orange Blossom Special
Rollin' down the seaboard line


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As recorded by Johnny Cash:


Look a-yonder comin'
Comin' down that railroad track
Hey, look a-yonder comin'
Comin' down that railroad track
It's the Orange Blossom Special
Bringin' my baby back

Well, I'm going down to Flor'da
And get some sand in my shoes
Or maybe Californee
And get some sand in my shoes
I'll ride that Orange Blossom Special
And lose these New York blues

Wuu...........wuu

"Say man, when you going back to Flor'da?"
"When am I goin' back to Flor'da? I don't know, don't reckon I ever
will."
"Ain't you worried about getting your nourishment in New York?"
"Well, I don't care if I do-die-do-die-do-die-do-die."

Hey, talk about a-ramblin'
She's the fastest train on the line
Talk about a-travellin'
She's the fastest train on the line
It's that Orange Blossom Special
Rollin' down the seaboard line


(Contributed by Nancy - January 2006)


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TRIVIA:
Written in 1938, there is still some dispute as to who actually
wrote this song. Some sources credit Ervin T. Rouse alone. Others
credit both Rouse and Robert "Chubby" Wise jointly.