rick rack

Gerry Rafferty

Rick rack, rickety rack
See the train go along the track
When I grow up I want to be an engine driver
But if I canââ?¬â?¢t be that Iââ?¬â?¢ll be a deep sea diver.

My father says that I must always work on the land
And I never disagreed when Iââ?¬â?¢d see him lift his hand
Mother thinks that I should be a carpenter to trade
That I could fill my house with the things that I had made.

Rick rack, rickety rack
See the train go along the track
When I grow up I want to be an engine driver
But if I canââ?¬â?¢t be that Iââ?¬â?¢ll be a deep sea diver.

I look at the skies, see the birds that can fly, and I feel like cryinââ?¬â?¢
Like a bird on the tree I just want to free so Iââ?¬â?¢ll keep on tryinââ?¬â?¢.

Rick rack, rickety rack
See the train go along the track
When I grow up I want to be an engine driver
But if I canââ?¬â?¢t be that Iââ?¬â?¢ll be a deep sea diver.

My brother says that I must pay attention at the school
Because Iââ?¬â?¢ve never won a prize, he thinks that Iââ?¬â?¢m a fool
Teacher always asks me why I look so far away
Itââ?¬â?¢s just that I find nothing in the words he has to say.

Rick rack, rickety rack
Iââ?¬â?¢m leaving home and Iââ?¬â?¢m never coming back
Iââ?¬â?¢m on my way to be an engine driver
But if I canââ?¬â?¢t be that Iââ?¬â?¢ll be a deep sea diver.