Wabash Cannonball – Sheet Music

This sheet music for “Wabash Cannonball” is a lead sheet that includes the melody, chords and lyrics. Available as a PDF.

Wabash Cannonball

“Wabash Cannonball” is an American folk song. J. A. Roff is credited for the song’s first known printed version in 1882 titled, “The Great Rock Island Route.” In 1904 William Kindt rewrote the lyrics under the title “Wabash Cannon Ball.”

From there, most versions would continue to stick to the melody but make changes to the words. Although there are many versions of the song, they all describe train known as the Wabash Cannonball traveling through the country, such as “along woodland over the hills and by the shore.”

One of the first recordings came from The Carter Family in 1929, but not released until 1932. Then in 1936, Roy Acuff recorded a version that became a hit, selling more than 10 million copies.

Wabash Cannonball – Sheet Music

The complete sheet music for “Wabash Cannonball” is 2 pages. It includes the melody, the chords and the lyrics. The melody is in standard notation and the chords have been added as chord symbols and chord diagrams.

The arrangement is based on the Johnny Cash recording:

  • verse 1
  • chorus
  • verse 2
  • chorus
  • verse 3
  • chorus

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