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It's Great to Be an Engine is a song from the fifth series.

Lyrics

Original Version

CHORUS 1:

Oh yes, it's great to be an engine
And go steaming along
Puff puff puffing along
Peep peep peeping along
All the people waving as you speed along
Puff puff puffing along — all day

VERSE 1:

We're all so proud to be famous engines
And travel through the countryside
We're always brave when there are hills to climb
No mountain is too high

CHORUS 2:

Oh yes, it's great to be an engine
As you're steaming along
Puff puff puffing along
Peep peep peeping along
Fly along the rails —
As your wheels go round
Whiz whiz whizzing around — all day

VERSE 2:

It doesn't matter come rain or shine
They're always things for us to do
And in the cold, cold wintertime
We're ready when you
Light your fire and stoke the boiler
And we'll be there for you

CHORUS 3:

Oh yes it's great to be an engine
As you're steaming along
Puff puff puffing along
Peep peep peeping along
Feel the wind around you as you push along
Puff puff puffing along — all day

BRIDGE (SPOKEN):

Just think...how wonderful it would be —
To live on the magical Island of Sodor
Helping Thomas the Tank Engine
And his friends — all day long
It would be like a dream come true
If only I could be an engine too

(Repeat chorus 2)

(Repeat chorus 1)

OUTRO:

Peep peep peeping and 'a puff puff puffing and 'a
Steam around all day

Best of James Intermission

Oh yes, it's great to be an engine
As you're steaming along
Puff puff puffing along
Peep peep peeping along
Fly along the rails —
As your wheels go round
Whiz whiz whizzing around — all day

Characters

Model Series

CGI Series

Locations

Model Series

CGI Series

Footage Used

Model Series

Best of James Intermissions

CGI Series

Deleted and Extended Scenes

  • Donald's Duck - A deleted scene of Donald puffing into Tidmouth Hault.
  • Thomas Gets Bumped - A deleted scene of a close-up of one of the children.
  • The Trouble with Mud - An extended shot of James starting to climb Gordon's Hill.
  • No Joke for James - A deleted alternate scene of James with the express passing Wellsworth signal box.
  • Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure - A deleted scene of Percy passing the windmill while pulling the mail.
  • Four Little Engines - An extended shot of Skarloey on the bridge in the dream sequence.
  • A Bad Day for Sir Handel:
    • An extended ending of Skarloey and Rheneas at Lakeside.
    • A deleted scene of Skarloey going over a bridge with a coach and brake van.
  • Rock 'n' Roll - A mirrored extended scene of Duncan going under the stone bridge in the dream sequence.
  • Thomas and Stepney:
    • An alternate shot of Thomas passing the mountain side with Annie and Clarabel (in the dream sequence there is an original and extended shot).
    • An extended ending of Stepney passing Henry and Gordon.
  • Paint Pots and Queens - An extended beginning of the engines at Knapford Station (Henry, James, Percy and Duck at Knapford Station in the dream sequence).
  • Bye George! - A deleted scene of a close-up of Gordon's whistle.
  • Toby's Discovery - An extended scene of Toby passing the castle in the dream sequence.
  • Thomas and the Rumours - A deleted close-up shot of the children by the windmill.
  • Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday - An extended beginning of the Sodor Maid going under the Old Stone Bridge in the dream sequence.
  • Duncan Gets Spooked - An extended shot shows Duncan crossing the bridge during the day.
  • Unknown - A deleted scene of a close-up of Duck's whistle.

Trivia

Goofs

In Other Languages

Language Title
Brazilian Portuguese É muito bom ser um trenzinho
Japanese たのしいきかんしゃ
Korean 토마스와 노래해요 (DVD Acadamy)/토마스와 함께 불러요 (DVD Acadamy)/행복한 기관차 (Live Show/CD)
Latin American Spanish Me gusta ser locomotora

Home Media Releases

UK

UK Cassette

US/CAN

US/CAN Cassette/CD

US/CAN DVD Boxsets

AUS

AUS Cassette

JPN

KOR

LATAM

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