The Wreck of the Old 97 Full Lyrics
[00:07.91] They gave him his orders at Monroe, Virginia
[00:11.25] Sayin', "Steve, you're way behind time"
[00:14.71] "This is not 38 but this is old 97"
[00:18.48] "You must put her in Spencer on time"
[00:22.66] He looked around and said, to his black, greasy fireman
[00:26.27] "Just shovel on a little more coal"
[00:29.97] "And when we cross that White Oak Mountain"
[00:33.63] "You can watch old 97 roll"
[00:37.60] He was goin' down the grade, makin' 90 miles an hour
[00:40.93] When his whistle began to scream
[00:44.60] He was found in the wreck, with his hand on the throttle
[00:48.63] And was scalded to death with steam
[00:52.54] It's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville
[00:56.14] With a line on a three-mile grade
[00:59.84] It was on this grade, that he lost his air brakes
[01:03.41] And he seen what a jump he made
[01:07.56] He was goin' down the grade, makin' 90 miles an hour
[01:11.08] When his whistle began to scream
[01:14.86] He was found in the wreck, with his hand on the throttle
[01:18.50] And was scalded to death with steam
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[01:37.78] So, come on you ladies, you must take a warning
[01:41.25] From this time on and learn
[01:45.19] Never speak harsh words, to your true loving husband
[01:49.14] He may leave you and never return
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