Wreck Of The Old 97-Boxcar Willie

[ti:Wreck Of The Old 97] [ar:Boxcar Willie] [al:20 Boxcar Greats] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Wreck Of The Old 97 - Boxcar Willie [00:15.38]Well they gave him his orders [00:17.13]In Munroe Virginia [00:19.01]Saying "Steve [00:20.01]Youre a way behind time [00:22.07]This is not 38 but its old 97 [00:26.70]You must put her into Spencer on time" [00:29.82] [00:30.44]Well he turned to the [00:31.76]Black greasy fireman and said [00:34.07]"Just shovel on a little more coal [00:37.51]And when we cross that [00:39.95]Wide open mountain [00:41.89]You can watch old 97 roll" [00:44.70] [01:00.70]Its a long long way [01:02.38]From Danville to Lynchburg [01:04.89]Got a line near the three mile grade [01:08.01]It was on that grade that [01:10.13]He lost his air breaks [01:12.20]You could see what a jump that he made [01:15.07] [01:15.88]He was going down the grade [01:17.82]Doing 90 miles an hour [01:19.76]When the whistle broke into a scream [01:22.45] [01:23.20]He was found in the wreck [01:25.07]With his hand on the throttle [01:26.95]And scalded to death by the steam [01:29.70] [01:46.14]Well a telegram came [01:47.64]To Washington station [01:49.76]And this is what it read [01:52.39] [01:53.01]"Oh that brave engineer that runs old 97 [01:56.92]Well hes lying in old Danville dead" [02:00.10] [02:01.41]Now come on you ladies [02:02.92]And from me take warning [02:04.66]And from this day on you must learn [02:07.98]Never speak harsh words [02:10.42]To your kind hearted husband [02:12.23]He may leave you and never return