There Once Was an Engine Who Ran Away

There Once Was an Engine Who Ran Away is a song from the seventh season dedicated to Fergus. It is based on his theme.

Lyrics

 * There once was an engine who ran away,
 * Just up and went,
 * And ran away, ran away.
 * Stacked up his tender, and headed down the line,
 * Toot toot, farewell, goodbye!
 * He overheard the wicked old Diesel say,
 * He was heading for the scrapyard any day.
 * He didn't wanna wait for the fateful day.
 * So the little old engine ran away.
 * He huffed and he puffed, his wheels started turning,
 * He chuffed and he chuffed, his little firebox burning,
 * He slipped his brake, let his whistle fly,
 * Toot toot, farewell, goodbye!
 * And the little old engine ran away,
 * Just up and went,
 * And ran away, ran away.
 * Didn't feel part of the railway,
 * So the little old engine ran away.

(instrumental)


 * And when the other engines heard he'd gone,
 * They felt so sad, 'cos they knew he had gone and gone.
 * No matter what Diesel had to say,
 * Sir Topham Hatt has the final say.
 * So he thought and he thought,
 * Where could he be, could he go?
 * Some searched high, the others searched low.
 * Where did he run, where did he go?
 * We gotta bring the little engine home.
 * So they all went out to look around,
 * Far and wide, and up and down
 * No matter where they searched, no one seemed to know
 * Oh where did the little old engine go?
 * Thomas finally tracked him down,
 * He was cold and blue, and all alone.
 * He told him he was needed back urgently.
 * "Who me, really?"
 * "Yes you, you silly engine!"
 * 'Cos he's the pride of the railway!
 * So he huffed and he puffed,
 * His wheels started turning,
 * He chuffed and he chuffed his little firebox burning,
 * He slipped his brake and he was on his way,
 * Toot toot, hip hip, hooray!
 * Now the little old engine's heading home,
 * To toots and cheers, hear the whistles blow.
 * 'Cos now he's the pride of the railway!
 * "Look everybody! Here comes Fergus!"
 * "Hooray!"
 * Yes the little old engine's coming home!

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Duck
 * Donald
 * Stepney
 * Harvey
 * Fergus
 * Diesel
 * Daisy
 * BoCo
 * Mavis
 * 'Arry and Bert
 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Rusty
 * Harold
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Farmer Trotter

Episodes

 * Diesel Does it Again
 * The Trouble with Mud
 * A Bad Day for Sir Handel
 * Rusty to the Rescue
 * Thomas and Stepney
 * Fish
 * Harvey to the Rescue
 * A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter
 * Percy and the Haunted Mine
 * Scaredy Engines
 * Gordon Takes a Tumble
 * Bill, Ben and Fergus
 * Fergus Breaks the Rules

Deleted and Extended Scenes

 * The Trouble with Mud - A deleted scene of Sir Topham Hatt thinking.
 * A Bad Day for Sir Handel - The scene of Lakeside at night has been extended.
 * Thomas and Stepney - Stepney chuffing past a signalbox with his special train.
 * Fish - A deleted scene of Henry pulling the Flying Kipper in an opposite direction.
 * Harvey to the Rescue:
 * An extended shot of Harvey talking to the engines at Tidmouth Sheds.
 * A deleted scene of Thomas and Harvey at Tidmouth Sheds in close-up.
 * A close-up of Henry at Tidmouth Sheds.
 * Fergus Breaks the Rules:
 * A coloured shot of Fergus and the workmen at the Cement Works.
 * Close-ups of Fergus' flywheel and firebox.
 * Fergus' driver pulling the lever.
 * An alternate wide-shot of Fergus leaving the Smelters.
 * A deleted scene of Fergus going under a pipe.
 * A deleted scene of Fergus puffing through the countryside at night.
 * A deleted scene of Thomas puffing past the castle.
 * An alternate scene of Thomas finding Fergus and chuffing towards him.
 * A deleted scene of Thomas and Fergus going under a pipe.
 * A deleted scene of Fergus at the Smelters while passing 'Arry and Bert.
 * Rusty to the Rescue - An extended shot of Rusty and Stepney going over the bridge after escaping the scrapyard.

Trivia

 * This song currently has not been released on VHS/DVD in the UK, although the song was featured on the US VHS/DVD, Percy Saves the Day and Roundhouse Rhythms the unreleased promotional US VHS, Sing-a-Long as part of the Malaysian/Chinese/Singaporean DVD/VCD, and in Japan. On 12 February 2014, the song was released on the Official UK Thomas and Friends YouTube channel.
 * The song lyrics reference the storyline of Fergus Breaks the Rules.
 * The main singer in the English version of this song is Mike O'Donnell as confirmed in a YouTube comment.
 * Stock footage from Boo! Boo! Choo-Choo is used during the instrumental break.

Goofs

 * Because stock footage is used, the engines are all smiling at the sheds when they're supposed to be worried.
 * The songs states that Fergus "stacked up his tender and headed down the line," but Fergus doesn't have a tender.
 * The lyrics say that everyone searched for Fergus, but in the episode, only Thomas was sent to find him.
 * The lyrics say that Diesel said that Fergus was to be scrapped, but in the episode, Diesel tells Fergus that he has to go work at the Smelters'.
 * In the deleted scene of Thomas pulling Fergus under the pipe, Fergus' front wheels aren't turning.

US

 * Roundhouse Rhythms
 * Percy Saves the Day and Other Adventures

DVD Boxsets

 * Totally Thomas Volume 6
 * Adventure On the Tracks

JPN

 * Original Songs 2

Malaysia/Singapore/China

 * Sing-a-Long