Woo-oo Woo-oo (woo-oo, woo-oo)
Woo-oo Woo-oo (woo-oo, woo-oo)
Woo-oo Woo-oo (woo-oo, woo-oo)
Woo-oo Woo-oo (woo-oo, woo-oo)
Blickety-black,
Blickety-black,
The train is on the railroad track.
Blickety-black,
Blickety-black,
I'm on my way to coming back to you.
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
Oh, baby, baby, baby, I'm just an old stone,
But I've been missing your sweet kissing;
Now I'm coming home.
I'm on my way' yeah, yeah, yeah,
Takin' the express train.
I'm gonna meet you at the station
What a celebration.
Ay, yi, yi, I'm on my way.
Woo-oo Woo-oo (woo-oo, woo-oo)
Woo-oo Woo-oo (woo-oo, woo-oo)
Woo-oo Woo-oo (woo-oo, woo-oo)
Woo-oo Woo-oo (woo-oo, woo-oo)
Blickety-black,
Blickety-black,
The train is on the railroad track.
Blickety-black,
Blickety-black,
I'm on my way to coming back to you.
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
Gonna give up all my traveling;
Didn't like it anyhow.
No more waitin', hesitatin',
Nothing stop me now
I'm on my way' yeah, yeah, yeah
Takin' the express train.
I'm gonna meet you at the station
What a celebration.
Ay, yi, yi, I'm on my way.
Woh-wahh'
Woh-woh-woh wahh'
Woh-woh-woh wahh'
Woh-woh-woh wahh..
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
Gonna give up all my traveling;
Didn't like it anyhow.
No more waitin', hesitatin',
Nothing stop me now
I'm on my way' yeah, yeah, yeah
Takin' the express train.
I'm gonna meet you at the station
What a celebration.
Ay, yi, yi, I'm on my way.
Woo-oo Woo-oo (woo-oo, woo-oo)
Woo-oo Woo-oo (woo-oo, woo-oo)
Woo-oo Woo-oo (woo-oo, woo-oo)
Blickety-black,
Blickety-black,
The train is on the railroad track.
Comentarios: Canción compuesta e interpretada por Simon bajo el seudónimo de Jerry Landis, para el grupo que Simon formó en 1961, Tico & The Triumphs, y lanzada en single en 1962.
Musicalmente, "Express Train" está claramente influenciada por el doo-wop y el rock & roll ligero, con coros repetitivos que imitan los sonidos de una locomotora. Estos elementos refuerzan la metáfora central: el protagonista vuelve a casa en un tren expreso para reencontrarse con su amor.