Determination

Determination is an eighth season song. It was later remade using CGI footage.

Lyrics

Don't give up, show determination.

Don't give up. You'll be a big sensation.

Keep your wheels a-turning your pistons pumping hard.

Keep your boilers burning, don't idle round the yard.

Right on time, you'll reach your destination.

Now's the time to show determination.

Hard work gets it done

Then there's time to have some fun.

Teamwork - work you share.

That's the way to get you there.

When you have the will,

You can climb the highest hill.

Hard work - that's the way.

Here's the words you have to say...

Don't give up, show determination.

Don't give up. You'll be a big sensation.

Keep your wheels a-turning your pistons pumping hard.

Keep your boilers burning, don't idle round the yard.

Right on time, you'll reach your destination.

Now's the time to show determination.

(Instrumental break)

Don't give up, show determination.

Don't give up. You'll be a big sensation.

Keep your wheels a-turning your pistons pumping hard.

Keep your boilers burning, don't idle round the yard.

Right on time, you'll reach your destination.

Now's the time to show determination.

(Instrumental break)

Don't give up, show determination.

Don't give up. You'll be a big sensation.

Keep your wheels a-turning your pistons pumping hard.

Keep your boilers burning, don't idle round the yard.

Right on time, you'll reach your destination.

Now's the time to show determination.

Characters

Season 8 version:

Season 13 version:

Thomas
Edward
Henry
Gordon
James
Percy
Toby
Emily
Spencer
Hiro
Annie and Clarabel
Henrietta
Rocky
Cranky
Sir Topham Hatt
Stephen Hatt
Bridget Hatt

Episodes

Season 8 version:

Season 13 version:

Deleted Scenes

James Gets a New Coat - A deleted scene of James puffing through the countryside.
You Can Do it, Toby!:
- An extended shot of Gordon stalling on his hill, wearing his happy face mask.
- A deleted close-up shot of Toby going up Gordon's Hill.

Fish:
- An extended shot of Thomas waiting.
- An alternate shot of Thomas leaving the Fishing Village while pushing trucks of fish.
- A deleted close-up shot of Thomas and the trucks' wheels.
- A deleted close-up shot of Thomas pushing the fish trucks.

Percy and the Magic Carpet - A deleted scene of Percy passing the windmill.

Trivia

A full lyric-less version of the original video was uploaded May 14, 2015 on the official YouTube channel.
An alternate cut of the shortened eighth season version was released on the Wild Water Rescue and Other Engine Adventures DVD removing scenes from the Classic Series episodes and adding scenes from Calling All Engines!
In the short version of the song on TV, the scene of Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough is mirrored.