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Streamlining is the second song featured in The Great Race. It is sung by Thomas, Annie and Clarabel. The song is reprised by Gordon later in the film as The Shooting Star is Coming Through.

Lyrics

Thomas: Maybe I can do anything I want to. If I go as fast as the Flying Scotsman, the Fat Controller will definitely take me to the show!
Annie: Ooh! But you can't go as fast as the Flying Scotsman!
Caitlin: Hi, Thomas!
Thomas: (gasps) Caitlin! What if I was streamlined like Caitlin? Streamlining makes engines much faster!
Annie and Clarabel: (laugh) Silly Thomas!
Clarabel: Whoever heard of a streamlined --
Annie and Clarabel: Whoa!!!
Thomas: All I want is a bit of redefining
A slinky, slicker, swifter coat that's smooth and shining
To get the speed I really need...
Streamlining!
Whoosh!
You'll wonder who was passing through
Whoosh!
You won't believe it's even true
Whoosh!
But all you'll see of me will be...
A shiny streak of racing blue!
I've come to you, my friend
As I need some redesigning
To be a tank engine is so confining
Give me the curves I deserve...
Streamlining!
(giggles)
Wo-how!
(gasps) Amazing!
Wow!
I love it!
Whoosh!
You'll wonder who was passing through (Annie and Clarabel: Passing through)
Whoosh!
You won't believe it's even true (Annie and Clarabel: Even true)
Whoosh!
But all you'll see of me will be... (Annie and Clarabel: Do, do, do-do)
A shiny streak of racing blue!
(giggles)
Annie and Clarabel: (Go, Thomas, go)
(Go, Thomas, go)
All I want is a little redefining (Annie and Clarabel: Do, do-do-do)
But certain other engines might be reconsigning (Annie and Clarabel: Do, do-do-do)
I'll get a shape that makes 'em gape (Annie and Clarabel: Do, do-do-do)
(Go, Thomas, go)
I'll have the curves that I deserve (Annie and Clarabel: Do, do-do-do)
(Go, Thomas, go)
I'll get the speed I really need... (Annie and Clarabel: Do, do-do-do)
(Go, Thomas, go)
Streamlining!
Whoaaaaaa!!!

Characters

Locations

Cast

UK

US

  • Joseph May as Thomas
  • Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel

Trivia

  • The song is a parody of "Greased Lightnin'" from the 1971 musical Grease and the 1978 film adaptation.
  • On the DVD, Digital Download, the Nick Jr airing and the theatrical version, Annie and Clarabel's screams before arriving at the Steamworks are absent but are present in the PBS broadcast.

Goofs

  • During the scene when Thomas is being broken apart, his cab door is seen being taken off. In the scene when he is blow-torched, though, his cab door is still there.
  • A Dieselworks Workman spraypaints Thomas, Annie and Clarabel instead of a Steamworks Workman.

In Other Languages

Language Title
Brazilian Portuguese Velocidade
Czech A líp žít
German Nichts zu verlieren
Greek καινούριος
Japanese りゅうせんけいになりたい
Korean 유선형 뿐이야
Polish Opływowy
Russian Аэродинамика
Spanish Aerodinámico

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