Wreck of the Old 97-Boxcar Willie

[ti:Wreck of the Old '97] [ar:Boxcar Willie] [al:Boxcar Willie - Boxcar Blues] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Wreck of the Old 97 - Boxcar Willie [00:15.29]Well they gave him his orders [00:17.29]In Munroe Virginia [00:18.91]Saying "Steve [00:19.95]You're a way behind time [00:22.38] [00:23.01]This is not 38 but its old 97 [00:25.99] [00:26.93]You must put her into Spencer on time" [00:29.15] [00:30.62]Well he turned to the [00:31.97]Black greasy fireman and said [00:33.75] [00:34.53]"Just shovel on a little more coal [00:36.67] [00:37.33]And when we cross that [00:40.51]Wide open mountain [00:41.87]You can watch old 97 roll" [00:44.26] [01:00.84]It's a long long way [01:02.84]From Danville to Lynchburg [01:03.92] [01:04.52]Got a line near the three mile grade [01:06.89] [01:08.09]It was on that grade that [01:10.75]He lost his air breaks [01:12.41]You could see what a jump that he made [01:14.84] [01:15.83]He was going down the grade [01:18.01]Doing 90 miles an hour [01:19.88]When the whistle broke into a scream [01:22.04] [01:23.42]He was found in the wreck [01:25.24]With his hand on the throttle [01:27.05]And scalded to death by the steam [01:29.55] [01:46.13]Well a telegram came [01:47.99]To Washington station [01:49.04] [01:49.91]And this is what it read [01:52.19] [01:53.32]"Oh that brave engineer that runs old 97 [01:56.88] [01:57.43]Well hes lying in old Danville dead" [01:59.47] [02:01.36]Now come on you ladies [02:02.72]And from me take warning [02:04.84]And from this day on you must learn [02:07.57] [02:08.62]Never speak harsh words [02:10.51]To your kind hearted husband [02:12.27]He may leave you and never return