The Wreck Of The Old 97-Roy Acuff

[ti:The Wreck Of The Old 97] [ar:Roy Acuff] [al:Train Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Wreck Of The Old 97 - Roy Acuff [00:08.75]They gave him his orders at Monroe Virginia [00:11.62] [00:12.25]Sayin' Steve you're way behind time [00:14.69] [00:16.12]This is not 38 but it's old 97 [00:19.19] [00:20.06]You must put her into Spencer on time [00:22.50] [00:24.12]He looked round and said to his black greasy fireman [00:27.37] [00:27.87]Shovel on a little more coal [00:29.87] [00:31.56]And when we cross that White Oak Mountain [00:34.54] [00:35.42]You can watch old 97 roll [00:37.11] [00:54.79]It's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville [00:58.30] [00:58.92]With a line on a three mile grade [01:01.67] [01:02.55]It was on that grade that he lost his airbrakes [01:05.61] [01:06.60]And see what a jump we made [01:08.32] [01:26.07]He was goin' down the grade making ninety miles an hour [01:29.01] [01:29.76]When his whistle began to a scream [01:32.32] [01:33.95]He was found in the wreck with his hand on the throttle [01:37.75]And scalded to death by the steam [01:40.38] [01:57.51]So come all you ladies you must take a warning [02:00.48] [02:01.35]From this time on and learn [02:03.55] [02:04.98]Never speak harsh words to your true loving husband [02:09.23]He may leave you and never return