Wreck Of The Old 97
Ton : GEnglish
They gGive him his orders at MonroeC Virginia
Saying SGteve you're way behind tD7ime
This is nGot 38 but this is OCld 97
PGut her in SD7pencer on tGime
Then he looked around and said to his bClack greasy fireman
Just sGhovel on a little more cD7oal
And wGhen we cross that WChite Oak Mountain
YGou can wD7atch Old 97 rGoll
And when a telegram comes from WCashington Station
And tGhis is how it rD7ead
Oh that bGrave engineers that rCun old 97
IGs lying in old DD7anville dGead
He was going down grade making 9C0 miles an hour
When hGis whistle broke into a sD7cream
He was fGound in the wreck with his hCand on the throttle
And wGas scalded to dD7eath by the sGteam
Now ladies you must tCake warning
From tGhis time on and lD7earn
Never sGpeak harsh words to your tCrue loving husband
HGe may leave you aD7nd never rGeturn