# Please help ID this children's song

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 26, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-childrens-song/651461 "2013-02-26T20:20:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-childrens-song/651461/1 "2013-02-26T20:20:18Z")

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There was a record I used to love to play as a small child, about a railroad locomotive who befriends a tugboat (named Tuggley?). For fun, they decide to change places one day. All I can remember is that it was sung by a male/female duo, and a few lines as well as the melody:

“Let’s see how he floats!”  
“But being a train, he went down down down down down”  
“Instead of being an engine, he wished he were a fish”

Google is not helping. Can anyone else?

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-childrens-song/651461/2 "2013-02-26T21:03:06Z")

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I’m going to guess that the song is _Trains_ from the 1962 album _Dance, Sing & Listen_ by Miss Nelson and Bruce (Haack), on Dimension 5 Records. The song also appeared on subsequent releases by the label.

ETA: I can’t find the song online atm, or the lyrics. I’ll keep looking tho.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-childrens-song/651461/3 "2013-02-26T23:08:13Z")

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When were you a kid? It helps to know what years can be eliminated from the search.

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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-childrens-song/651461/4 "2013-02-26T23:47:19Z")

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[Tuggly, The Train Who Couldn’t Swim](http://www.flickr.com/photos/41606952@N07/4335038012/)

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-childrens-song/651461/5 "2013-02-27T00:10:36Z")

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You totally fucking rock, **Elmer**! There’s no way that isn’t it!

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-childrens-song/651461/6 "2013-02-27T00:19:29Z")

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That’s it! Thanks, to both of you!