Thomas & Friends MV: The Day We Run Away

TVS footage used:

   • Thomas and the Trucks (Season 1, Epis...

   • Thomas and the Breakdown Train (Seaso...

   • Thomas and the Guard (Season 1, Episo...

   • Edward and Gordon (Season 1, Episode ...

   • Percy and Harold (Season 2, Episode 9...

   • Thomas and Gordon (Season 1, Episode ...

Music: ‘The Day We Run Away’ by Dave Goulder

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Lyrics:
Well good evening everybody, I can see you've nowt to do
Give me your attention and the tale I’ll tell to you
You'll never hear the like again till the cows come out to play
I want you all to hear about the day we run away
O the day, the day, they'll never forget the day
They'll pension off the pair of us on the day we run away

Well, I signed me card at nine o'clock and I went to find me mate
His gear was on the tender and his billy was on the plate
But if I'd known that it was Sydney, I'd have gone back home to stay
And they could find another stoker for the day we run away
O the day, the day, they'll never forget the day
They'll pension off the pair of us on the day we run away

Well, we tidied up the engine and we took her down the yard
I swear the wheels were threepenny bits, she rattled us so hard
And every joint was blowing steam, I couldn't see for spray
And Sydney got a shovelful when his arse got in the way
O the day, the day, they'll never forget the day
They'll pension off the pair of us on the day we run away

O, we sorted out the wagons and we got her out on time
We got the green un from the guard and started down the line
But we hadn't gone a mile or two when I heard the driver say,
"I don't think she can hold them, lad. She's going to run away."
O the day, the day, they'll never forget the day
They'll pension off the pair of us on the day we run away

Well, a coal fell off me shovel in a heap upon the floor
I told him what I thought of him as I raced it to the door
But the speed that we were going, it took me breath away
For sure as hell if I'd 'a' fell, I'd be shovelling there today
O the day, the day, they'll never forget the day
They'll pension off the pair of us on the day we run away

So I wrestled with the tender brake with all my strength and skill
For the wheels, they stopped a-turning and we skated down the hill
Sydney put her in reverse and I began to pray
And the guard was having a baby on the day we ran away
O the day, the day, they'll never forget the day
They'll pension off the pair of us on the day we run away

And when we come to the junction, I was ready for the shock
We hit the points, she danced about, I hardly dared to look
But Sydney saw the signals, they were green uns all the way
And as we hurtled through the station, well, I knew we'd won the day
O the day, the day, they'll never forget the day
They'll pension off the pair of us on the day we run away

And when we come to Dowton, we were jogging along so slow
They shoved us into the sidings and the fire was nice and low
We fried our bacon on the shovel, and the tea was on the way
And we sat and blamed the guard for the day we run away
O the day, the day, they'll never forget the day
They'll pension off the pair of us on the day we run away