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The Wreck Of The Old '97
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Hank Snow
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They gave him his orders at Monroe Virginia sayin' Steve you're way behind time
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This is not 38 but that's old 97 you must put her in Spencer on time
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Then he looked round 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 you can watch old 97 roll
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[ ac. Guitar ]
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It's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville with a line on a three mile grade
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It was on that grade where he lost his airbrakes so you see what a jump he made
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He was goin' down the grade making ninety 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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A scalded to death by the steam
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[ piano ]
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Now ladies you must all take a warning from this time on and learn
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Never speak harsh words to your true lovin' husband he may leave you and never return
THE WRECK OF THE OLD 97 by HANK SNOW
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