Determination is an eighth season song. It was later remade using CGI footage.
Lyrics
- Don't give up, show determination.
- Don't give up. You'll be a big sensation.
- Keep your wheels a-turning your pistons pumping hard.
- Keep your boilers burning, don't idle round the yard.
- Right on time, you'll reach your destination.
- Now's the time to show determination.
- Hard work gets it done
- Then there's time to have some fun.
- Teamwork - work you share.
- That's the way to get you there.
- When you have the will,
- You can climb the highest hill.
- Hard work - that's the way.
- Here's the words you have to say...
- Don't give up, show determination.
- Don't give up. You'll be a big sensation.
- Keep your wheels a-turning your pistons pumping hard.
- Keep your boilers burning, don't idle round the yard.
- Right on time, you'll reach your destination.
- Now's the time to show determination.
- (Instrumental break)
- Don't give up, show determination.
- Don't give up. You'll be a big sensation.
- Keep your wheels a-turning your pistons pumping hard.
- Keep your boilers burning, don't idle round the yard.
- Right on time, you'll reach your destination.
- Now's the time to show determination.
- (Instrumental break)
- Don't give up, show determination.
- Don't give up. You'll be a big sensation.
- Keep your wheels a-turning your pistons pumping hard.
- Keep your boilers burning, don't idle round the yard.
- Right on time, you'll reach your destination.
- Now's the time to show determination.
Characters
Season 8 version:
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Harvey
- Emily
- Murdoch
- Diesel
- Rheneas
- Rusty
- Elizabeth
- Cranky
- Sir Topham Hatt
Season 13 version:
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Emily
- Spencer
- Hiro
- Annie and Clarabel
- Henrietta
- Rocky
- Cranky
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Stephen Hatt
- Bridget Hatt
Episodes
Season 8 version:
- Rusty Saves the Day
- Toby's Windmill
- Percy's New Whistle
- Henry and the Wishing Tree
- James Gets a New Coat
- Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
- Thomas and the Firework Display
- Edward the Great
- Fish
- Emily's Adventure
- You Can Do it, Toby!
- Chickens to School
- James Goes Too Far
- Percy and the Magic Carpet
- Calling All Engines! (Wild Water Rescue version only)
Season 13 version:
- Hero of the Rails
- Creaky Cranky
- The Lion of Sodor
- The Early Bird
- Thomas and the Pigs
- Thomas and the Runaway Kite
Deleted Scenes
- James Gets a New Coat - A deleted scene of James puffing through the countryside.
- You Can Do it, Toby!:
- An extended shot of Gordon stalling on his hill, wearing his happy face mask.
- A deleted close-up shot of Toby going up Gordon's Hill.
- Fish:
- An extended shot of Thomas waiting.
- An alternate shot of Thomas leaving the Fishing Village while pushing trucks of fish.
- A deleted close-up shot of Thomas and the trucks' wheels.
- A deleted close-up shot of Thomas pushing the fish trucks.
- Percy and the Magic Carpet - A deleted scene of Percy passing the windmill.
Trivia
- A full lyric-less version of the original video was uploaded May 14, 2015 on the official YouTube channel.
- An alternate cut of the shortened eighth season version was released on the Wild Water Rescue and Other Engine Adventures DVD removing scenes from the Classic Series episodes and adding scenes from Calling All Engines!
- In the short version of the song on TV, the scene of Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough is mirrored.
In Other Languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
---|---|---|
Japanese | まえにすすんでいこう | Let's Go Ahead |
Home Video Releases
US
- Songs from the Station
- The Lion of Sodor (DVD) (CGI Version)
- Curious Cargo (CGI Version)
- Animals Aboard! (CGI Version)
- Wild Water Rescue and Other Engine Adventures (Model Version | 2 minute alternate Cut)
DVD Boxsets
- 60th Anniversary DVD
- Train Loads of Stories
- 4-Disc DVD Box Set
- Great Destinations!
UK
- Thomas and the Runaway Kite (DVD) (CGI Version)