The Wreck of the Old 97

TOMMY COLLINS

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.

One more time!

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.

Curiosidades sobre a música The Wreck of the Old 97 de Pete Seeger

Em quais álbuns a música “The Wreck of the Old 97” foi lançada por Pete Seeger?
Pete Seeger lançou a música nos álbums “American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1” em 1957 e “American Favorite Ballads, Volume 1” em 1957.
De quem é a composição da música “The Wreck of the Old 97” de Pete Seeger?
A música “The Wreck of the Old 97” de Pete Seeger foi composta por TOMMY COLLINS.

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