歌曲名 Wreck Of The Old 97 歌手名 Rhett Miller

作词：Traditional

作曲：Traditional

Well they gave him his orders at Monroe Virginia

Said Steve you're way behind time

This is not 38 this is Ol' 97

Put her into Spencer on time

Then he turned around and said to his black greasy fireman

Shovel on a little more coal

And when we cross that White Oak mountain

Watch Ol' '97 roll

And then a telegram come from Washington station

This is how it read

Oh that brave engineer that run ol 97

Is lyin in old Danville dead

'Cos he was going down a grade making 90 miles an hour

The whistle broke into a scream

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

Scalded to death by the steam

Oh now all you ladies you'd better take a warning

From this time on and learn

Never speak hard words to your true-lovin' husband

He may leave you and never return

Poor boy