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Tangiwai Train

from Donkey Deep by Thrashing Marlin

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On Christmas Eve 1953 a Lahar from Mt Ruapehu took out the rail bridge at Tangiwai. The over night train from Auckland to Wellington crashed off the collapsed bridge resulting in the deaths of 151 people including Tom and Jane.

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Tangiwai Train

One came back that’s all they found
Scratched and bloodied when two went down
Two brothers, one was bad
The other was good but the bad came back

No sign could they find
As if the earth had swallowed him
Jim oh Jim what was your crime
To disappear and leave no sign

Hold on, it’s alright, I’ll go for help, I’ll be back tonight

No justice here in this short life
Now the bad brother’s living with the good brothers wife
He never spoke of what he’s seen
But it wasn’t long till he was drinking Kerosene

The Sun will shine and the snow will melt
Then who knows what will come out

There’s more to this than he would say
Cause they weren’t alone on that fateful day
What it is that he won’t tell is that she pulled the trigger
When the good brother fell

Jane oh Jane what have you done?
“I was tired of him and I needed some fun
Well there’s was a union made in hell
Two bad motherfuckers and a shotgun shell

Tom oh Tom time to catch the train
Now you shared my body and you can share the blame

Well they didn’t get caught and they didn’t have to lie
But they did catch the train bound for Tangiwai
The Tangiwai train
For Tom and Jane
It’s such a shame
For Tom and Jane
The Tangiwai train

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from Donkey Deep, released September 1, 2011

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Thrashing Marlin Wellington, New Zealand

Thrashing Marlin are
David Donaldson and Steve Roche.
Thrashing Marlin have released 5 albums.
1996-Self Titled
1999-Garage Sailors
2006-Wits End
2011-Donkey Deep
2022- Wildlife

The duo are known for their unconventional instrumentation, from their own handmade instruments such as Biscuit Tin Guitar, Bass Banjo, Electric Rubberband Box, as well as various folk instruments from around the world ... more

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