About This Song
About "BBC - Children's Hour July 7, 1944: Intro / Wabash Cannonball" by Woody Guthrie
From a 1944 BBC children's hour, Guthrie's 'Wabash Cannonball' chugs with innocent glee. The intro's warmth gives way to a locomotive rhythm—bright and bounding, yet a faint whistle of wartime uncertainty echoes behind the playful refrain.
