The Wreck Of The Old 97

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They give him his orders at Monroe Virginia 

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Saying Steve you're way behind time 

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This is not 38 but this is Old 97 

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Put her in Spencer on time 


  
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Then he looked around and said to his black greasy fireman 

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Just shovel on a little more coal 

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And when we cross that White Oak Mountain 

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You can watch Old 97 roll 


  
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And when a telegram comes from Washington Station 

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And this is how it read 

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Oh that brave engineers that run old 97 

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Is lying in old Danville dead 


  
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He was going down grade making 90 miles an hour 

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When his whistle broke into a scream 

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He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle 

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And was scalded to death by the steam 


  
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Now ladies you must take warning 

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From this time on and learn 

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Never speak harsh words to your true loving husband 

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He may leave you and never return