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Thomas, You're the Leader, sometimes called the Roll Call Rap, is a hip-hop/pop-rock styled song that plays during the end credits of the 2008 film, The Great Discovery right after the Engine Roll Call.
The song is based on the Engine Roll Call, but with additional verses about the Skarloey Railway engines, the Pack, and other characters. A second altered music video was later made using footage from the thirteenth series, but in that version, Stanley, the Skarloey Railway engines, the Pack, and various other characters were cut out though, as they had not appeared in the CGI series at that time.
Lyrics
The Great Discovery version
- It's Thomas! (Thomas, Thomas!)
- You're the leader! (Leader, leader!)
- Yeah, yeah, come on, okay
- They're two, they're four, they're six, they're eight
- Shunting trucks and hauling freight
- Red and green and brown and blue
- They're the useful crew, that's who
- All with different roles to play
- Round Tidmouth Sheds and far away
- Now Stanley's joined this friendly pack
- But who's this coming down the track?
- Come on
- Thomas, he's my number one
- Shining in the morning sun
- Working hard but having fun (Yeah, yeah)
- Thomas, you're the leader (You're the leader)
- Thomas, you're the leader
- Yeah, uh
- Thomas has so many friends
- The list is long, it never ends
- James and Percy huff and puff
- And Emily, she knows her stuff
- Henry, Edward, what a pair
- Toby, like I say he's square
- Gordon thunders down the line
- Everyone's a friend of mine
- That's right, come on
- Thomas, he's my number one
- Shining in the morning sun
- Working hard but having fun (Yeah, yeah)
- Thomas, you're the leader (The number one)
- Thomas, you're the leader
- Let's not forget the narrow gauge
- Where small and strong is all the rage
- Sir Handel, Rusty, Mighty Mac (Whoa)
- Fearless Freddie at the back
- Rheneas and then Peter Sam
- Skarloey, Duncan, he's my man (Yo)
- With Mr. Percival in charge
- No work's too hard, no job's too large
- Yeah, uh uh
- Thomas, he's my number one (number one)
- Shining in the morning sun
- Working hard but having fun (Come on, come on)
- Thomas, you're the leader (Yeah, yeah, you are the leader)
- Thomas, you're the leader
- (It's Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas)
- Jeremy and Harold, Rocky, Harvey too (Uh, uh)
- Salty, Mavis, Bertie, the Really Useful crew (Yeah, yeah, yeah come on)
- It's not just engines full of steam
- There's Jack and all his building team
- Tipping stones and digging roads
- Filling trucks and loading loads
- Sir Topham Hatt, he keeps an eye
- On every engine passing by
- Everything is tickety boo
- Coz out in front is you-know-who (Yeah, uh, uh, yeah, uh, come on, come on)
- Thomas, he's my number one (Number one)
- Shining in the morning sun
- Working hard but having fun (T-T-Thomas)
- Thomas, you're the leader (Yeah, yeah T-T-T-Thomas)
- Thomas, you're the leader
- Thomas, he's my number one (Number one)
- Shining in the morning sun (You're the number one)
- Working hard but having fun (You having fun)
- Thomas, you're the leader (You're the leader, you're the leader)
- Thomas, you're the leader
- It's-it's-it's-it's Thomas
- It's-it's-it's-it's Thomas
- I-i-i-i-i-it's Thomas, T-T-Thomas the leader
- It's-it's-it's-it's Thomas
- It's-it's-it's-it's Thomas
- I-i-i-i-i-it's Thomas, T-T-T-
Series 13 version
- It's Thomas! (Thomas, Thomas!)
- You're the leader! (Leader, leader!)
- Yeah, yeah, come on, okay
- They're two, they're four, they're six, they're eight
- Shunting trucks and hauling freight
- Red and green and brown and blue
- They're the useful crew, that's who
- All with different roles to play
- Round Tidmouth Sheds and far away
- Come on
- Thomas, he's my number one
- Shining in the morning sun
- Working hard but having fun (Yeah, yeah)
- Thomas, you're the leader (You're the leader)
- Thomas, you're the leader
- Thomas has so many friends
- The list is long, it never ends
- James and Percy huff and puff
- And Emily, she knows her stuff
- Henry, Edward, what a pair
- Toby, like I say he's square
- Gordon thunders down the line
- Everyone's a friend of mine
- That's right, come on
- Thomas, he's my number one
- Shining in the morning sun
- Working hard but having fun (Yeah, yeah)
- Thomas, you're the leader (The number one)
- Thomas, you're the leader
- Sir Topham Hatt, he keeps an eye
- On every engine passing by
- Everything is tickety boo
- Coz out in front is you-know-who (Yeah, uh, uh, yeah, uh, come on, come on)
- Thomas, he's my number one (Number one)
- Shining in the morning sun...
Thomas and the Hidden Treasure version
- Cecil Steamwhistle:
- I been visiting this island for many years
- Keeping notes of engines, write them in here
- On my travels here on Sodor there's one engine stole the show
- That's the Billington E2 Class, that's Thomas as you know
- Not only are you technically mechanically sound
- His real personality is near or found.
- As well as being useful in most everything you do, you still find an adventure,
- But then that's typically you,
- And I say Thomas, he's my number one
- Shining in the morning sun,
- Working hard but having fun,
- Thomas, you're the leader,
- Thomas, you're the leader.
- Now usually when I see, an engine like you,
- With your coupling rod and your smoke box and your cylinder and-...
- Dowager Hatt:
- Calm down Cecil!
- Cecil Steamwhistle:
- Did you know that their excitement is really quite delightful,
- All:
- I never thought...
- Why ever it's mouth full,
- You know that Thomas, he's my number one
- Shining in the morning sun,
- Working hard but having fun,
- Thomas, you're the leader,
- Thomas, you're the leader.
- (Repeat) Thomas, he's my number one
- Shining in the morning sun,
- Working hard but having fun,
- Thomas, you're the leader,
- Thomas, you're the leader.
Characters
The Great Discovery version
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Emily
- Harvey
- Molly
- Rosie
- Whiff
- Stanley
- Mavis
- Salty
- Skarloey
- Rheneas
- Sir Handel
- Peter Sam
- Duncan
- Mighty Mac
- Freddie
- Rusty
- Troublesome Trucks
- Annie and Clarabel
- Henrietta
- Rocky
- Terence
- Bertie
- Trevor
- Butch
- Elizabeth
- Jack
- Alfie
- Oliver
- Max and Monty
- Kelly
- Ned
- Buster
- Madge
- Harold
- Jeremy
- Big Mickey
- Cranky
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Lady Hatt
- Jem Cole
- Refreshment Lady
- Cyril the Fogman
- Sodor Brass Band
- The Mayor of Sodor
- Kuffy the Clown
- Mr. Percival
- The Storyteller
- The Circus Clowns
Locations
The Great Discovery version
- Bridge over Single-Track Tunnel Runby
- Rail Bridge over Rail and Canal Runby
- Knapford Yards
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Great Waterton
- Brendam Docks
- Tower Windmill
- Rolling River Bridge
- Maithwaite
- Rocky Tunnel and Transfer Yard
- The Transfer Yards
- Mountain Village Station
- The Wharf
- Sodor Airport
- Topham Hall
- Ffarquhar Quarry
Series 13 version
Footage Used
The Great Discovery version
- Thomas and the Storyteller
- Emily's Rubbish
- Dream On
- Dirty Work
- Hector the Horrid!
- Gordon and the Engineer
- Henry's Lucky Day
- Thomas and the Lighthouse
- Thomas and the Big Bang
- Don't be Silly, Billy
- Edward and the Mail
- Hide and Peep
- Toby's Triumph
- Thomas and the Runaway Car
- Thomas in Trouble
- Thomas and the Stinky Cheese
- Percy and the Left Luggage
- Duncan Does it All
- Sir Handel in Charge
- Ding-a-Ling
- Wash Behind Your Buffers
- The Great Discovery
Trivia
- The Norwegian version is sung a lot faster than the English version and has more lyrics.
- This song (mainly just the chorus and Engine Roll Call parts only once) is sometimes covered/danced to on Channel Five's Milkshake! in the UK by the segment hosts where it is usually referred to as "The Railway Rap."
- The song is renamed "The Roll Call Rap" on Songs from Sodor.
- A version with lyrics is on the US release of The Great Discovery.
- Both a credit-less and lyric-less version of the original song is on the Songs from Sodor DVD. A lyric-less version of the Series 13 CGI version is on the US release of The Thomas Way as well.
- This is the last music video to have deleted scenes as well as being edited by Kate Buckland. On top of that, this is the last music video filmed in full live-action.
- The song's official genres include pop-rap, pop-rock, power pop, rhythm and blues, and hip-hop.
- In the CGI version of the song, it starts about 1-2 seconds faster than the original.
- The Latin American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese CGI versions of the song have different lyrics than its movie counterpart, since the Latin American Spanish dub of the show was dubbed in Argentina for the first twelve series and then switched to Mexico from the thirteenth series onwards, and the Brazilian dub of the show was dubbed in Rio de Janeiro for the eighth to twelfth series, and then switched again to São Paulo from the thirteenth series onwards. The lyrics of the Engine Roll Call were modified, and therefore, this song had to be modified too.
- This song was never dubbed in Korean, but the Great Discovery version of the Engine Roll Call was dubbed, it was only seen in theatrical releases.
- This song was never dubbed in Romanian, Czech, Albanian, Russian, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese Mandarin, Taiwanese Mandarin and Cantonese.
- The song is left in the original English version in the Albanian, Cantonese, Czech, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese Mandarin, Taiwanese Mandarin and Russian dubs.
- In the Romanian version of The Great Discovery, it plays the instrumental version.
- There is an instrumental of the CGI version on the Chinese DVD, Sing-a-Long 4.
- This song is performed during Thomas' part of The Little Big Club Live in Concert, a stage show tour featuring HiT Entertainment characters. The lyric, "Everyone's a friend of mine!" is said by Thomas, voiced by Martin Sherman.
- Mighty Mac, Freddie, and Jeremy are the only characters mentioned in the song who did not return In CGI by the end of the original show's run.
Goofs
- In the Danish dub, Rusty and Mighty Mac's names are swapped.
- In the Danish and French dubs, the engines are referred to as motors instead of locomotives.
- In the Dutch and Swedish dubs, Stanley's name is not said.
- In the Italian version of the song, none of the characters' names apart from Thomas are said unlike in other languages (except for Stanley in the Dutch and Swedish dubs).
- In the Hungarian dub, Edward and Henry's names are swapped.
- In the Brazilian Portuguese dub of the thirteenth series version, the verses "Red and green and brown and blue" and "Shunting trucks and hauling freight" are swapped, matching the error in the Engine Roll Call.
Deleted and Extended and Edited Scenes
- Don't Be Silly, Billy - Edited scene of Mavis' still wearing her sad facemask as her mouth was edited to look happy.
- Sir Handel in Charge - An alternate scene of Sir Handel and Rheneas.
- Wash Behind Your Buffers - An edited scene of Harold flying above Madge (reused from Where, oh Where Is Thomas?).
In Other Languages
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Brazilian Portuguese | Thomas, Nosso Líder! (The Great Discovery) Thomas, É o Líder! (Series 13) |
| Danish | Thomas, du den bedste! |
| Dutch | Thomas is de leider |
| Finnish | Tuomas, Ystävämme! |
| French | Thomas, c'est le meilleur! |
| German | Thomas, ist der Größte |
| Hungarian | Thomas, ő a főnök! |
| Italian | Thomas, il trenino |
| Japanese | トーマスラップ |
| Korean | 크레딧 송 |
| Latin American Spanish | ¡Es el Líder! (The Great Discovery/ARG) ¡Thomas, Eres Líder! (Series 13/MEX) |
| Norwegian | Thomas, du er sjefen! |
| Polish | Tomek, Najważniejszy! |
| Portuguese | Thomas, es o Líder! |
| Swedish | Thomas, du är chefen! |
Home Video Releases
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DVD Boxsets
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Albums
Music Videos
Thomas, You're The Leader - Music Video
The Great Discovery Music Video
Thomas, You're the Leader - CGI Music Video
Series 13 Music Video
