Letra de «Wreck of the Old '97»
They gave him his orders at Monroe Virginia
Saying Steve you're way behind time
This is not 38 this is old 97
You must put her into Spencer on time
He turned around and said to his black greasy fireman "Shovel on a little more coal And when we cross that White Old Mountain Watch old 97 roll"
And then a telegram came to Washington station This is how it read: It said, "That brave engineer that has run old 97 Is lying down in Danville, dead"
He was going down the grade making 90 miles an hour His whistle broke into a scream He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle Scalded to death by the steam So now all you pretty ladies you better take a warning From this time on and learn Don't you speak hard words to your true lover husband He may leave you and never return
He turned around and said to his black greasy fireman "Shovel on a little more coal And when we cross that White Old Mountain Watch old 97 roll"
And then a telegram came to Washington station This is how it read: It said, "That brave engineer that has run old 97 Is lying down in Danville, dead"
He was going down the grade making 90 miles an hour His whistle broke into a scream He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle Scalded to death by the steam So now all you pretty ladies you better take a warning From this time on and learn Don't you speak hard words to your true lover husband He may leave you and never return
