Wreck of the Old 97-Mac Wiseman/The Nashvill Grass/Vassar Clements/Jerry Douglas

[ti:Wreck of the Old 97] [ar:Mac Wiseman] [al:The Definitive Bluegrass Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Wreck of the Old 97 - Mac Wiseman/The Nashvill Grass/Vassar Clements/Jerry Douglas [00:18.55]Well they gave him his orders at [00:21.57]Monroe Virginia sayin' Steve [00:23.66] [00:24.34]You're way behind time [00:27.52]This is not 38 [00:29.11] [00:30.15]But old 97 [00:31.76]You must put her into Spencer on time [00:35.64] [00:36.56]He looked round and said [00:38.81]To his black greasy fireman [00:41.22]Sho-shovel on a little more coal [00:45.66]And when we cross [00:47.39] [00:47.92]That White Oak Mountain [00:49.91]You can watch old 97 roll [00:54.11] [01:12.49]It's a mighty rough road [01:14.39] [01:14.95]From Lynchburg to Danville [01:16.56]All the line put on a three mile grade [01:21.41]It was on that grade [01:23.34] [01:24.42]He lost his airbrakes [01:25.76]Since you see what a jump he made [01:30.39]He was goin' down the road [01:32.84]Making ninety miles an hour [01:35.07]When the whistle brocken to a scream [01:39.54]He was found in the wreck [01:41.89]With his hand on the throttle [01:44.08]Oh scalded to death by the steam [01:48.95]All ladies as you [01:50.98]Must took this warning [01:53.30]From this time now and don't [01:56.92] [01:57.62]Never speak harsh words [01:59.72]To your true loving husband [02:02.20]He may leave you and never return