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Transcript: Transportation History Blues Sit back folks and I’ll tell you a tale About the history of the Trancontinentail Rail How the spike driving man, inventors and machines Changed methods of travel in our country Chorus: Talkin’ transportation blues Have you heard the news? James Watt and John Henry’s skills were complementary We’re talking transportation blues For thousands of years, the fastest way to travel Was a horse drawn carriage over roads of gravel Since time began, the best thing they thought up Was to hop on a horse and say “Giddyup!” In 1781, James Watt said , “This is crazy, something’s gotta be done! Convert stored energy in coal to motion The pistons in the engines got steam trains goin’ One thing you’ve got to know about the US of A We seldom a good invention go to waste Spike drivers toiled hard and little by little Two thousand miles of track had met in the middle Art Module Song Name Goes Here Sit back folks and I’ll tell you a tale About the history of the Trancontinentail Rail How the spike driving man, inventors and machines Changed methods of travel in our country Chorus: Talkin’ transportation blues Have you heard the news? James Watt and John Henry’s skills were complementary We’re talking transportation blues For thousands of years, the fastest way to travel Was a horse drawn carriage over roads of gravel Since time began, the best thing they thought up Was to hop on a horse and say “Giddyup!” In 1781, James Watt said , “This is crazy, something’s gotta be done! Convert stored energy in coal to motion The pistons in the engines got steam trains goin’ One thing you’ve got to know about the US of A We seldom a good invention go to waste Spike drivers toiled hard and little by little Two thousand miles of track had met in the middle Transportation History Blues Art Activities Transportation History Blues Quiz Time Quiz Module Song Name Goes Here Sit back folks and I’ll tell you a tale About the history of the Trancontinentail Rail How the spike driving man, inventors and machines Changed methods of travel in our country Chorus: Talkin’ transportation blues Have you heard the news? James Watt and John Henry’s skills were complementary We’re talking transportation blues For thousands of years, the fastest way to travel Was a horse drawn carriage over roads of gravel Since time began, the best thing they thought up Was to hop on a horse and say “Giddyup!” In 1781, James Watt said , “This is crazy, something’s gotta be done! Convert stored energy in coal to motion The pistons in the engines got steam trains goin’ One thing you’ve got to know about the US of A We seldom a good invention go to waste Spike drivers toiled hard and little by little Two thousand miles of track had met in the middle Song Name Goes Here Sit back folks and I’ll tell you a tale About the history of the Trancontinentail Rail How the spike driving man, inventors and machines Changed methods of travel in our country Chorus: Talkin’ transportation blues Have you heard the news? James Watt and John Henry’s skills were complementary We’re talking transportation blues For thousands of years, the fastest way to travel Was a horse drawn carriage over roads of gravel Since time began, the best thing they thought up Was to hop on a horse and say “Giddyup!” In 1781, James Watt said , “This is crazy, something’s gotta be done! Convert stored energy in coal to motion The pistons in the engines got steam trains goin’ One thing you’ve got to know about the US of A We seldom a good invention go to waste Spike drivers toiled hard and little by little Two thousand miles of track had met in the middle Quiz Time You can follow along with the lyrics here Song Name Goes Here Sit back folks and I’ll tell you a tale About the history of the Trancontinentail Rail How the spike driving man, inventors and machines Changed methods of travel in our country Chorus: Talkin’ transportation blues Have you heard the news? James Watt and John Henry’s skills were complementary We’re talking transportation blues For thousands of years, the fastest way to travel Was a horse drawn carriage over roads of gravel Since time began, the best thing they thought up Was to hop on a horse and say “Giddyup!” In 1781, James Watt said , “This is crazy, something’s gotta be done! Convert stored energy in coal to motion The pistons in the engines got steam trains goin’ One thing you’ve got to know about the US of A We seldom a good invention go to waste Spike drivers toiled hard and little by little Two thousand miles of track had met in the middle Art Activities Quiz Module Dance Moves Art Module Song Name Goes Here Sit back folks and I’ll tell you a tale About the history of the Trancontinentail Rail How the spike driving man, inventors and machines Changed methods of travel in our country Chorus: Talkin’ transportation blues Have you heard the news? James Watt and John Henry’s skills were complementary We’re talking transportation blues For thousands of years, the