There Once Was an Engine Who Ran Away is a song from the seventh series 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
- Big Mickey
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Farmer Trotter
Locations
- Sodor Ironworks
- Sodor Cement Works
- Castle Loch Causeway
- Maithwaite Quarry Mine
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Knapford Harbour
- The Railway Works
- Gordon's Hill
- Lakeside
- Lakeside Bridge
- Lakeside Junction
- Knapford
- The Seaside Village
- Tidmouth Beach
- Standard Gauge and Narrow Gauge Viaduct
- Vicarstown Goods Depot
- Ffarquhar Quarry
Footage Used
- 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
- Percy Gets it Right
- Bill, Ben and Fergus
- The Old Bridge
- What's the Matter with Henry?
- Salty's Stormy Tale
- Something Fishy
- Fergus Breaks the Rules
- Trusty Rusty
Deleted and Extended Scenes
- The Trouble with Mud - A deleted scene of Sir Topham Hatt thinking.
- A Bad Day for Sir Handel - The bird's eye shot of Lakeside at night has been extended.
- Rusty to the Rescue - An extended shot of Rusty and Stepney going over the bridge after escaping the scrapyard.
- 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 sad at Tidmouth Sheds.
- 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.
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.
- Stock footage from Boo! Boo! Choo-Choo is used during the instrumental break.
- According to Junior Campbell, the melody was influenced by the works of Scott Bradley and Carl Stalling.
- Part of a Large Scale model of Fergus was built for the close-up scenes.
Goofs
- The lyrics say that:
- Fergus "stacked up his tender and headed down the line," but Fergus does not have a tender.
- Fergus overhead Diesel say he was to be scrapped, but in the episode, Diesel directly told Fergus that he has to go work at the smelters.
- Everyone searched for Fergus, but in the episode, only Thomas was sent to find him.
- In the deleted scene of Thomas pulling Fergus under the pipe, Fergus' front wheels are not turning.
In Other Languages
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Japanese | にげたきかんしゃのうた |
Home Media Releases
US
DVD Boxsets
JPN
Malaysia/Singapore/China
CDs
Music Video
There Once was an Engine who Ran Away - Music Video
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