X:1 T:The Hamburg Train R:Hornpipe C:Anselm Lingnau S:13 March 1996 G:SSL 7 H:I composed this tune to provide original music for a dance which Torsten Stein dedicated to his wife, Alexandra. I'd already written another tune for Alexandra (see Scotch Snap Leaflet \#1), and so I had to think of a different title for this one! At the time in question -- a couple of months before their wedding --, Alexandra used to live in Hamburg, which necessitated quite a bit of travelling if the two were to spend any time together. Therefore I've decided to name this dance in honour of the good offices of the `Deutsche Bahn'; imagine Torsten riding on the `Hamburg train' on a sunny Saturday morning in May, a little restless and full of anticipation of another wonderful weekend\dots M:C E:7 L:1/8 K:G D2|"G"G2 BA GFGB|"Am"A^GAc E2 AG|"D"F2 ^EF DFAc|"G"B^ABc d2 D2| "G"G2 BA GFGB|"Am"A^GAc "C"E2 ed|"Am"cBAB "D"cdef|"G"g2 "(C)"g2 "G"g2::gf| "C"e2 ^de cgfe|"Bm"d2 ^cd "(Em)"Bfed|"Am"=c2 Bc "D"ed^cd|"G"B^AB=c dgfg| "C"e2 ^de agfe|"Bm"d2 ^cd "(Em)"Bfed|"Am"cBAB "D"cdef|"G"g2 "(C)"g2 "G"g2:|Bc| "G"d2 d2 d2 gf|"C"e2 e2 agfe|"D"de cd Bc Ac|"G"B^AB=c "D7"d2 Bc| "G"d2 d2 d2 gf|"C"e2 e2 agfe|"D"d^cde "D7"fdef|"G"g2 "(C)"g2 "G"g2|]