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Johnny Cash
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The Wreck of the Old '97 (2017 Remaster)
Well, they give him his orders at Monroe, Virginia Sayin', 'Steve you're way behind time This is not Thirty-Eight, this is old Ninety-Seven, put her into Spencer on time'
Well he turned and said to his big greasy fireman 'Hey shovel on a little more coal And when we cross that white oak mountain Watch old Ninety-Seven roll'
It's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville In a line on a three mile grade It was on that grade that he lost his airbrakes See what a jump he made
He was going down the grade makin' ninety miles an hour Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com His whistle broke into a scream He was found in the wreck, with his hand on the throttle scalded to death by the steam
Then a telegram come to Washington station And this is how it read 'Oh that brave engineer that run old Ninety-Seven He's a-lyin' in old Danville dead
So now all you ladies you better take a-warnin' From this time on and learn Never speak harsh words to your true lovin' husband He may leave you and never return
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