Wreck Of The Old 97-Woody Guthrie

[ti:Wreck Of The Old 97] [ar:Woody Guthrie] [al:Woody Guthrie At His Best] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Wreck Of The Old 97 - Woody Guthrie [00:13.78]Well they gave him his orders at [00:16.05]Monroe Virginia sayin' Steve [00:18.70]You're way behind time [00:20.71] [00:21.77]This is not 38 but this is old 97 you've got to be [00:26.37]Into Spencer on time [00:27.84] [00:29.89]Then he turned around and [00:31.59]His black greasy fireman shovel on [00:34.63]A little more coal [00:36.14] [00:37.38]And when we cross that White Oak [00:40.32]Mountain you can watch old 97 roll [00:43.20] [00:45.93]Well it's a mighty rough road from Lakesburg to Danville [00:49.75]And a line on a three mile grade [00:52.72] [00:53.30]It was on this grade that he lost his airbrakes [00:56.82]And you see what a jump he made [00:59.10] [01:01.18]He was a-going down the grade making ninety miles an hour [01:04.66]And his whistle broke out in a scream [01:06.85] [01:09.03]It was on that grade that he lost his airbrakes [01:12.52]And you see what a jump he made [01:14.90] [01:17.76]Well ladies you can all take warning [01:22.41]From this time now and on [01:25.02] [01:27.59]Never speak harsh words to [01:29.38]Your true loving husband [01:30.84]He might leave you and never come home [01:33.17] [01:35.41]He was a-going down the grade [01:36.95]Making ninety miles an hour [01:38.85]And his whistle begin to scream [01:40.70] [01:43.16]And we found him in the [01:44.27]Wreck with his hand on his throttle [01:46.57]And scalded to death by the steam [01:48.88] [01:50.83]Well ladies you can all take warning [01:54.37]From this time now and on [01:56.75] [01:58.44]Never speak harsh words [01:59.91]To your true loving husband [02:01.48]He might leave you and never return