Wreck of the Old '97-Boxcar Willie

[ti:Wreck of the Old '97] [ar:Boxcar Willie] [al:King of the Road: 20 Great Tracks] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Wreck of the Old '97 - Boxcar Willie [00:15.45]Well they gave him his orders [00:17.18] [00:17.81]In Munroe Virginia [00:19.21]Saying "Steve [00:19.90]You're a way behind time [00:21.65] [00:23.18]This is not 38 but its old 97 [00:26.06] [00:26.95]You must put her into Spencer on time" [00:29.42] [00:30.79]Well he turned to the [00:32.15]Black greasy fireman and said [00:34.85]"Just shovel on a little more coal [00:36.78] [00:38.78]And when we cross that [00:40.83]Wide open mountain [00:41.82]You can watch old 97 roll" [00:44.81] [01:01.16]Its a long long way [01:02.76] [01:03.38]From Danville to Lynchburg [01:04.40]Got a line near the three mile grade [01:07.32] [01:08.82]It was on that grade that [01:10.79] [01:11.36]He lost his air breaks [01:12.91]You could see what a jump that he made [01:15.19] [01:16.48]He was going down the grade [01:18.32]Doing 90 miles an hour [01:19.64]When the whistle broke into a scream [01:22.76] [01:24.08]He was found in the wreck [01:26.00]With his hand on the throttle [01:27.65]And scalded to death by the steam [01:30.29] [01:46.93]Well a telegram came [01:48.42]To Washington station [01:50.57]And this is what it read [01:52.98] [01:54.34]"Oh that brave engineer that runs old 97 [01:57.65] [01:58.30]Well hes lying in old Danville dead" [02:00.70] [02:02.44]Now come on you ladies [02:03.64] [02:04.33]And from me take warning [02:05.94]And from this day on you must learn [02:08.28] [02:09.78]Never speak harsh words [02:11.66]To your kind hearted husband [02:12.98] [02:13.50]He may leave you and never return