The 2004 Polar Express film is chock-a-block full of wonderful tracks that helped make this movie a Christmas classic. From familiar and timeless Christmas carols to award-winning original compositions, it’s a soundtrack for the ages.
One of the main songs heard is The Polar Express song. It’s a song that describes what happens when you ride the Polar Express, and it’s repeated in different forms throughout the movie. We first hear it being sung when Hero Boy boards the magical train. The children are singing it while playing and having fun, and it’s later heard in its musical form as part of the score. If you sit through the credits, you’ll hear the full version after Believe.
It’s a fun and upbeat tune, inviting us to learn the lyrics and sing along. Below you’ll find the lyrics as sung by the children when Hero Boy first boards the Polar Express.
It’s a magic carpet on a rail
Never takes a rest
Flying through the mountains and the snow
You can ride for free and join the fun
If you just say yes!
'Cause that’s the way things happen
On the Polar Express
Woo, woo, the whistle blows
That’s the sound of her singing
Ding, ding, the bell will ring
Golly look at her go!
You wonder if you’ll get there soon
Anybody’s guess
'Cause that’s the way things happen
On the Polar Express
When we get there, we’ll scream “Yay!”
We’ll arrive with a
Bang, bang, bang
Boom, boom, boom
Laughing all the way!
The full version of this feel-good song, as performed by Tom Hanks himself, is available on the official Polar Express soundtrack.
You can have a singalong yourself at the Polar Express Train Ride at Churnet Valley Railway
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