Wreck Of The Old 97-Eddy Arnold

[ti:Wreck Of The Old 97] [ar:Eddy Arnold] [al:Beautiful Mood] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Wreck Of The Old 97 - Eddy Arnold [00:07.31]They gave him his orders at monroe virginia [00:10.74]Sayin' steve you're way behind time [00:13.52] [00:14.63]This is not 38 but this it's old 97 [00:18.29]You must put her in spencer on time [00:21.18] [00:22.09]He turned around and said to his black greasy fireman [00:25.79]Just shovel on a little more coal [00:28.95] [00:29.55]And when we cross that white oak mountain [00:33.22]You can watch old 97 roll [00:36.48] [00:37.03]He was goin' down the grade makin' ninety miles an hour [00:40.73]His whistle broke into a scream [00:43.91] [00:44.57]He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle [00:48.44]Scalded to death by the steam [00:51.44] [00:52.09]It's a mighty rough road from lynchburg to danville [00:55.72]With a line on a three mile grade [00:59.44]It was on this grade that he lost his air brakes [01:03.41]And he see what a jump we made [01:06.90]He was goin' down the grade makin' ninety miles an hour [01:10.56]His whistle broke into a scream [01:14.04] [01:14.60]He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle [01:18.30]Scalded to death by the steam [01:21.54] [01:37.14]So come on you ladies you must take a warning [01:41.11]From this time on and learn [01:44.71]Never speak harsh words to your true loving husband [01:48.42]He may leave you and never return