Wreck of the Ol' 97-Woody Guthrie/The Almanac Singers

[ti:Wreck of the Ol' 97] [ar:Woody Guthrie] [al:100 Original Recordings] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Wreck of the Ol' 97 - Woody Guthrie/The Almanac Singers [00:13.29]Well they give him his orders in Monroe Virginia [00:16.95]Saying Pete you're way behind time [00:20.12] [00:21.11]This ain't 38 but it's old 97 [00:24.29]And you've got to be in Center on time [00:27.65] [00:29.20]But he turned around to his black greasy fireman [00:33.02]Said Shovel in a little more coal [00:36.16] [00:36.93]When we cross that White Oak Mountain [00:40.01]You can watch old 97 roll [00:43.57] [00:45.30]Well it's a mighty rough road from Lakesburg to Danville [00:49.15]And a line on a three mile grade [00:52.67]It was on this grade that he lost his airbrakes [00:56.09]And you see what a jump he made [00:59.15] [01:00.52]He was a-going down the grade making ninety miles an hour [01:03.98]And his whistle broke out in a scream [01:07.75] [01:08.47]It was on that grade that he lost his airbrakes [01:11.72]And you see what a jump he made [01:14.99] [01:17.14]Well ladies you can all take warning [01:22.13]From this time now and on [01:25.26] [01:26.98]Never speak harsh words to your true loving husband [01:30.45]He might leave you and never come home [01:33.85] [01:34.82]He was a-going down the grade making ninety miles an hour [01:38.27]And his whistle begin to scream [01:41.78] [01:42.42]And we found him in the wreck with [01:44.46]His hand on his throttle [01:45.76]And scalded to death by the steam [01:48.92] [01:50.25]Well ladies you can all take warning [01:53.67]From this time now and on [01:56.88] [01:57.89]Never speak harsh words to your true loving husband [02:01.00]He might leave you and never return