Dr. Hook - The Last Of A Dying Breed lyrics

(Joel Jaffe) Hey look at that train heading down the track And look at that smoke coming out the stack Fifty-five miles an hour, now ain't that speed Well, she's riding high wide and handsome and she's just what the country needs But the times have changed and she's the last of a dying breed Everybody take a look at that engineer His face looks worried but his eyes are clear He got a wife at home and six hungry kids to feed But his hand is steady on the throttle and he's just what the country needs But now the times have changed he's the last of a dying breed Yeah, now look at that farmer with a two-bottom plow Three hundred acres an empty hay mow Two hundred acres ain't nothing but dust and weeds Well, he's upright, straight and honest and he's just what the country needs But the times have changed, he's the last of a dying breed Hey, hey, hey there goes a fellow in a ten-gallon hat High heeled boots and a lariat Six shooter hanging way down around his knees Well, he cool and independent and he's just what the country needs But the times have changed, he's the last of a dying breed Well, now he out on the highway with his old guitar Flagging down semi's and travelling far Talking with farmers and truck-driving men and thieves Well, the leavings for the old folkies, ain't nothing but stems and seeds Cause the times have changed, he's the last of a dying breed (c) 1977 Whispering Wind Publishing Co.