Little Engine That Could (1963)

[Music] once there was a little train of cars she was flying merrily across the country with a load of toys and who lived way over other side of the mountain her wheels went around ever so fast squealing along on the track and leaving the rails choo choo she was such a happy little train of cards so pleased with the load of toys she was carrying but all of a sudden right at the foot of the mountain [Music] the engine broke down the wheel slid along a little farther with a shrieking wailing cry and then stood perfectly still now how was the train to cross the mountain and get her toys over there to the children and what a wonderful load of toys the train was carrying rag dolls paper dolls china dolls little cloth dolls with shoe button eyes and celluloid cats and white fur bunnies and painted wooden horses and noah's arks and doll's houses and dolls furniture and rocking horses and tops and bats and balls and wagons and parts were they all to stay there packed away useless and the children on the other side of the mountain to go without them as a little train stood there hoping for help a long tortor came a great strong engine oh finally cleaned up and black with his number plate scoured and shiny he had just finished his work of pulling a fine long passenger train and he was on his way back to the roundhouse now puffing and blowing with pride [Music] oh big big engine cried the train will you please take us over the mountain will you help us help us help us help us but the big passenger engine pumped and snorted and blew off steam angrily it's not my business to pull such a little nobody as you he roared i pull much finer trains than you ding dong [Music] then he switched himself round on a side track he passed the poor little train of cars and soon left her helpless far behind but the little train of cars never stopped hoping that someone would come to help her pretty soon there came along a smaller engine he looked dingy and rusty and dusty and he didn't puff at all he just sighed and groaned grunted and rumbled and grumbled but the little train called out to him oh engine engine will you please take us over the mountain our engine is broken down and we're loaded with toys for the children on the other side will you help us help us help us then the dingy dusty rusty engine groaned and grunted and rumbled and grumbled i never could pull you over the mountain i haven't the strength i never could i never could i never could i never could i never could i never could then he dragged himself round on the side track he passed the poor little train of cars and soon left her helpless far behind still the little train of cars never stopped hoping that someone would come to help her [Music] after a long long time there came a little small engine it seemed quite useless to ask this little small engine for help yet the little small engine had such a bright and happy look and she was humming and hurrying along whistling and ringing her bell in the very liveliest fashion so the little train cried out little engine could you take us over the mountain our engine is broken down and we're loaded with toys for the children on the other side can you help us help us help us now the little small engine had never been far away from the freight yard where she had spent all her days in switching but she did not mean to let those children go without their toys if she could possibly help it so she answered i think i can i think i can i think i can then she came straight up to the train caught hold of her and began to tug and pull pretty soon ding dong the train of cars began to move slowly slowly and the little small engine as she toiled kept puffing i think i can i think i can slowly steadily she gained speed i think i can i think i can i think i can now she ran steadily up the tread i think i can i think i can i think i can i think i can i think i can i think i can i think i can at last she reached the top of the mountain and then she popped out joyously i thought i could [Music] there below on the other side lay a great big city the city where the children live to whom she was carrying the toys down she started rolling faster faster faster and as she went she sang merrily i thought i could i thought i could i thought i could i thought i could i thought i could i thought i could i thought i could i thought i could i thought i could i thought i could and so the children got their toy and they learned one important lesson from the little engine there are many things that we can do if only we would try if only we would say i think i can [Music] you