Rip Van Winkle

Transcribed. Ladies and gentlemen, the railroad hour. Here comes our summer show train. Tonight, the Association of American Railroads presents a new musical version of Rip Van Winkle by Lawrence and Lee starring Gordon MacRae and his lovely guest Dorothy Warren Show.

Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff and our music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Dragon. Yes, tonight another musical premiere is brought to you by the American Railroads, The same railroads that bring you most of the food you eat, the clothes you wear, the fuel you burn, and all the other things you use in your daily life.

Now here is our star, Gordon MacRae. Thank you, Marvin Miller, and good evening ladies and gentlemen. Say, did you ever wish you could lie down and take a nap for about 20 years? Well, tonight we're going to bring you the story of a snooze like that, inspired by the great early American writer, Washington Irving.

We'll have to turn the clock back a couple of centuries though to the days of the thirteen colonies. And we'll ask you also to think of Dorothy Warren's shoulders, a last with a sharp chin and a sharper tongue.

As for me, well... My name is Van Wink, my nickname is Rip. To all the young ladies my hat, I do tip. To gladden their hearts I would lay down my life. it not for the fact it would wrangle my wife I live near the village of New Amsterdam As full up with people as a pink's full of ham

They're thinking, oh, change in the name to New York As full up with people as a pink's full of pork As full up with people as a pink's full of pork There's only one trouble I'd much rather sleep I guess the back metal can wait till tomorrow for a moment I was asleep, but swear it was having a nightmare