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Pig on a Train
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An Oinkrock song. There was a pig on the train. Hard to explain. Did he have a name? Who was this pig on a train?
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Songwriter, Singer, Rock, Pop, Folk, Funk, Punk, Christian, Contemporary, 70's, 80's, 90's, 00's, 10s, 20s, covers, experiments, doodles and oodles of fun!
Introducing the greatest talent ever to emerge from the orange bedroom at my parents house. I play guitar like.... well, like a guy playing guitar. I tickle ivories. I twiddle on the computer. I sometimes enjoy beans on toast for breakfast. And in the cracks between the eating, sleeping, laughing, crying, working, breathing experience that is my life there sometimes slips out songs like these.
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Rock • Garage Rock
Charts
Peak #60
Peak in subgenre #3
Author
Adrian J Pratt
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Adrian J Pratt July 2017
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July 02, 2025
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MP3 8.8 MB • 320 kbps • 3:51
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WAV 63.5 MB
Story behind the song
In preparing for a songwriting workshop I came across an internet post that suggested that the first thing in the process was to find a title and then build the story of the song from there. I googled random collections of words and came up with 'Pig on a train'. The exercise produced the following ... and disturbingly catchy ... creation.
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PIG ON A TRAIN Adrian J Pratt (July 2017) I boarded the train, it was just before nine, Couldn't find a seat, that's normal for that time Pushed through the carriage, I was in for a surprise, I would not have believed it if not seen with my own eyes At first I thought my morning coffee had left me deranged I still do not quite understand why no-one thought it strange There was a pig on the train It's hard to explain A pig on a train Just sitting in a seat Quiet and Discreet Really kind of neat Did he have a name? Who was this pig on a train? I nudged the person next to me and pointed at the pig He just shrugged his shoulders like this was nothing big A woman shook her head at me as if to say “Don't be so rude” I felt I was being called out for my prejudicial attitude Had my morning coffee actually caused me to be deranged? I still do not quite understand why no-one thought it strange There was a pig on the train It's hard to explain A pig on a train Just sitting in a seat Quiet and Discreet Really kind of neat Did he have a name? Who was this pig on a train? So now when I board the morning express, I just keep my head down like every one else, I avoid making eye contact throughout my commute, I know there's a ham sandwich in the pocket of my suit. There was a pig on the train It's hard to explain A pig on a train Just sitting in a seat Quiet and Discreet Really kind of neat Did he have a name? Who was that pig on a train?
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