Tin Toy Clockwork Train

(Partridge)

#\#i#/#Tin Toy Clockwork Train#\#/i#/#

Tin Toy Clockwork Train

Recordings
Art
Lyrics
Chords and Tablature
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Recordings

Originally intended for the semi-mythical “bubblegum” album, The 12 Flavors of Hercules, this song was originally written as “My Pink Aeroplane”.

  1. Recorded for the Eurostar “Londres à prix hallucinant” advertising campaign.
    Performed by Andy Partridge.
    Released on 20 June 2008 as a free promotional single given away at select locations in Paris.
    Also released on 9 April 2009 on 25 O'Clock in the U.K.

Art

promotional video for the Wombat/Leg “Londres à prix hallucinant” French marketing campaign for Eurostar, using “Tin Toy Clockwork Train“ by Andy Partridge as its soundtrack

promotional video for the Wombat/Leg “Londres à prix hallucinant” French marketing campaign for Eurostar, using “Tin Toy Clockwork Train“ by Andy Partridge as its soundtrack

cover and contents of the Andy Partridge #\#i#/#Tin Toy Clockwork Train#\#/i#/# promotional single

cover and contents of the Andy Partridge Tin Toy Clockwork Train promotional single

detail of CD and LP of the Andy Partridge #\#i#/#Tin Toy Clockwork Train#\#/i#/# promotional single

detail of CD and LP of the Andy Partridge Tin Toy Clockwork Train promotional single


Lyrics

Tin toy clockwork train
Driving all around your brain
Take you there and back again
In a tin toy clockwork train,
Tin toy clockwork train

The driver is a toad whose eyes
Are painted on his cheeks
Pulling on a whistle made of candy cane
Climb aboard and we can all go tripping
To a place where everything is sublime
You'll arrive before the past has happened
Get you back on time

Tin toy clockwork train
Driving all around your brain
Take you there and back again
In a tin toy clockwork train,
Tin toy clockwork train

The guardsman is a chimp
Who's waving his electric flags
The tickets are collected by a wind-up man
Climb aboard and we all can go tripping
To a station at the back of your head
Signals change and now we're all unzipping
Next stop feather bed

(Come on, hurry up, get on board, look out, hold on top)

Tin toy clockwork train
Driving all around your brain
Take you there and back again
In a tin toy clockwork train,
Tin toy clockwork train

Tin toy clockwork train
Driving all around your brain
Take you there and back again
In a tin toy clockwork train,
Tin toy clockwork train

[Thanks to Per Aronsson]


Chords and Tablature

Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:14:45 +0100
From: "Tim" <tim (at) wordsrus dot demon dot co dot uk>
Subject: chords for Tin Toy Clockwork Train
Message-ID: <2AC2327C73CF472884C91FEF280BBDFF (at) TimPC>


Another ear worm dealt with!
Regards
_______


Tin Toy Clockwork Train (A Partridge)


G  G/F  G/E  G/D

C(/G)   C(/E)     F
Tin toy clockwork train
C                       F
Driving all around your brain
C                        F
Take you there and back again
     C/G       C       Dsus4 D
In a tin toy clockwork tra...ain,
F       G         C               G#
Tin toy clockwork train

c#              G#/C
The driver is a toad whose eyes
            F#            G#
Are painted on his cheeks
C#           G#/C            F#     G#
Pulling on a whistle made of candy cane
A#                      D#
Climb aboard and we can all go tripping
A#                    D#
To a place where everything is sublime
A#                       D#
You'll arrive before the past has happened
      G#              G(sus4)  G
We'll get you back on  ti......ime

Tin toy clockwork train

Driving all around your brain

Take you there and back again

In a tin toy clockwork train,
                              G#
Tin toy clockwork train

The guardsman is a chimp

Who's waving his electric flags

The tickets are collected by a wind-up man

Climb aboard and we can all go tripping

To a station at the back of your head

Signals change and now we're all unzipping
G#                G(sus4)  G
Next stop feather be.......ed

G                     D                  G                 G#  A#

(Come on, hurry up, get on board, look out, hold on top)
C#                F#
Tin toy clockwork train
C#                      F#
Driving all around your brain
C#                       F#
Take you there and back again
     C#                D#sus4  D#
In a tin toy clockwork tra.....ain,
F#       G#
Tin toy clockwork
C#
Tin toy clockwork train

Driving all around your brain

Take you there and back again

In my tin toy clockwork train,

Tin toy clockwork


__________
Tim Harris

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