Trail Ride 2002 Song

by Bonnie Howard, Katy Trail Volunteer
(sung to the tune of Tom Dooley)

Met up on the Katy Trail, just to take a ride
Met up on the Katy Trail, my cycle at my side

JUST SINGING
Lift up your heads you riders
Lift up your heads and yell
I’m a lean, mean, bikin machine and I’m ready for this trail

Monday morning early, we hit that dusty line
60 miles of hot, dry trail but in Hermann we got to dine

AND DRINK WINE
Lift up your heads you riders
Lift up your heads and yell
I’m a lean, mean, bikin machine and I’m ready for this trail

Tuesday is was cooler, only ninety-one
We rode 54 miles that day just to taste some Hartsburg fun

OH SING NOW
Lift up your heads you riders
Lift up your heads and yell
I’m a lean, mean, bikin machine and I’m ready for this trail

Wednesday was a short day, at 8’o'clock we began
Rocheport for a side-trip, Franklin was the end

JUST A SINGING
Lift up your heads you riders
Lift up your heads and yell
I’m a lean, mean, bikin machine and I’m ready for this trail

Tried my luck at gamblin on that Wednesday night
I lost all my money and had to hock my bike

OH WELL NOW
Lift up your heads you riders
Lift up your heads and yell
I’m a lean, mean, bikin machine and I’m ready for this trail

Thursday is was up those hills and down the other side
That Katy Trail to Sedalia was a roller coaster ride

WELL NOW SING
Lift up your heads you riders
Lift up your heads and yell
I’m a lean, mean, bikin machine and I’m ready for this trail

Now there’s only one day left on the Katy with my friends
Now there’s only one day left, we’re sorry it has to end

BUT OH WELL NOW
Lift up your heads you riders
Lift up your heads and yell
I’m a lean, mean, bikin machine and I RODE THE KATY TRAIL!